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===== NGC 7142. This large, rich cluster was first seen by WH in October of 1794. He noted "very small and large" stars in it, and made it approximately 12 arcminutes across. JH has it somewhat smaller at 10 arcminutes, but also noted the member stars as 10-11 to 14th magnitude. In the DSS2R image, the structure is a bit curious with the brighter stars generally east of the center, while the fainter stars are to the west. Without having seen astrophysical data (proper motions, photometry, spectra) for the member stars, it looks as this could be two clusters seen more or less along the line of sight. Nevertheless, the Herschels considered the cluster to be a single object, and that is how I have presented it in the table. Perhaps not coincidentally, my position from the DSS2R image is close to WH's. JH's position applies to one of the bright stars on the east side of the cluster, while Brian Skiff's position is appropriate for the fainter stars to the west.

===== NGC 7142 13.1" (7/20/85): fairly rich but somewhat scattered in parts, large. Includes three brighter mag 10 stars but otherwise fairly uniform and rich in mag 12.5-13.5 stars. 8": large, spread out. There is a string of stars on the east and SE edge.