NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 7340. See NGC 7335.

===== NGC 7340 48" (10/24/14): at 488x; fairly bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, 35"x25", sharply concentrated with a bright core and sharp stellar nucleus. 24" (7/21/12): moderately bright at 322x, fairly small, slightly elongated ~N-S, 0.5'x0.4', sharply concentrated with a very small bright core that increases to the center. Second brightest of the four "companions" to NGC 7331. Collinear with a mag 11 star 1.8' NNW and a mag 10.3 star 3.6' NNW. 18" (8/1/08): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 0.6'x0.5', very faint stellar nucleus. Collinear with two bright stars 1.8' NNW and 3.6' NNW. 18" (7/19/04): at 322x appears fairly faint, small, round, 25"-30" diameter, broad concentration to a brighter core. This is the second most prominent galaxy of the quartet following NGC 7331. 17.5" (8/27/87): fairly faint, small, round, bright core, stellar nucleus. This is the last of four galaxies following NGC 7331 and lies 8.1' E of center. Nearby are NGC 7337 4.2' SW and NGC 7335 5.6' NW. Collinear with two 10 stars 1.8' NNW and 3.6' NNW. 17.5" (9/14/85): fairly faint, small, round, bright core. 13" (9/29/84): faint, small, round, bright core. Second brightest of four faint companions of NGC 7331. 8" (8/28/81): extremely faint, very small, requires averted.