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NGC7608

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 23:19:15.3
Declination: +8:21:1
Constellation: PEG
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, lE, lbM
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 7608

17.5" (9/14/85): very faint, small, diffuse, very elongated ~N-S, even surface brightness, requires averted.  IC 5309 lies 14' S.  Collinear with mag 8.5 SAO 128112 7' SSW and mag 9 SAO 28111 8' SSW.  A second wide bright pair lies 5.5' SE (mag 10/11 at 42").  Member of the Pegasus I cluster.