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===== NGC 7627 is probably NGC 7641. At least that is the opinion of Lewis Swift as expressed to Herbert Howe in a letter; see Howe's note in MNRAS 61, 29, 1900. Howe wrote to Swift after being unable to find the object on two nights. There is indeed nothing in Swift's place. However, in spite of Swift's imprimatur, I'm a unsure about this identification. While there are indeed two stars north of the galaxy, Swift's full note in his 6th list reads "vF, S, vE; coarse D * nr n; the D * is bet 2 sts." I would not call the two stars even a coarse double -- they are separated by nearly an arcminute and are quite faint. Furthermore, I see no trace of the two stars flanking the coarse double. Swift's description of the galaxy is accurate, but the lack of the stars is bothersome. A search of the area turned up nothing else that might be Swift's object, however (NGC 7644 is a few arcminutes to the northeast; it has its own story). The possibility of a large digit error remains to be checked. In the meantime, I've marked the identification with a colon.

===== NGC 7627 See observing notes for NGC 7641. The identification of this galaxy with NGC 7641 is uncertain.