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NGC7226
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 22:10:27.0
Declination: +55:23:55
Constellation: CEP
Visual Magnitude: 9.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Holden
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 15.6
Observational
Summary description: pB, L, in cluster
Sub-type: I1p
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 7226. Holden describes this as a "pB Neb connected with a small cluster
of stars which radiate in two streams from f to p side. Diam of neb 5', of
cl 15', np in p = 315 deg is a small knot which may be nebulous." His "neb"
is actually a small cluster, and the "knot" is composed of only four stars.
The two streams of stars, pretty clearly visible on the DSS, are probably
random field stars. If they are in fact a cluster, the size is about 10
arcminutes by 7 arcminutes (in April 2016, I made the "cluster" 13 by 6
arcminutes).
Steve's Notes
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NGC 7226
18" (8/17/04): at 225x, this is a small, faint group with 25-30 stars resolved in a 2'-2.5' region. The star at the NE edge is a nice, mag 12/13 double. The remaining stars are generally 14th-15th magnitude and some pop in and out of view.
17.5" (11/2/91): 15 stars resolved at 220x within a compact 2' diameter. The brightest mag 11 star is at the WNW edge and a close double star mag 12/13 at 11" is at the NE edge. The remaining dozen very faint stars are 14th and 15th mag and located along the south side. Situated in a rich star field over unresolved background haze.