NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 7384 is a star about 5 arcmin southeast of NGC 7383. Both objects were found by LdR; while N7383 has been measured, the only reference to N7384 in his monograph is in the sketch of the group around N7385 and N7386. Dreyer unfortunately got the offset wrong for his description of the object (for north following, read south following), but the NGC position implies the right direction. However, having said all that, I have to say that there is not one star near the position, but five. These are spread over an area of one by two arcmin, and form two triangles with a single star at the common vertex in the middle of the group. It is this star that I've entered in the main table, but the "correct" object could be any of the others. I note, however, that NGC 7388 (which see) -- also a star -- is about the same brightness as the vertex star I've chosen. This makes it somewhat more likely that this star is the one in the diagram. So, I've put colons on the number rather than question marks.

===== NGC 7384 24" (7/30/16): at 260x; continuously visible mag 15.7 star situated 4.5' SSE of NGC 7383. It forms the northern vertex of a small triangle with a mag 11.7 star 1.0' SSW and a mag 14 star 40" SE. RNGC and PGC misidentify PGC 69819 as NGC 7384. This galaxy, situated 2.5' E of NGC 7383, appeared very faint, very small, round, 10" diameter. 18" (10/21/06): PGC 69819 is extremely faint and small, round, 10" diameter, requires averted to glimpse and faintest member of the NGC 7385 group. 17.5" (7/4/86): PGC 69819 is extremely faint, very small, round. The faintest member of the NGC 7385 group is located 4.0' SW of NGC 7385 and 2.5' E of NGC 7383. This galaxy is identified as NGC 7384 in the RNGC and PGC although the number more likely applies to a faint star at Lord Rosse's position.