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NGC7686

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 23:30:7.3
Declination: +49:8:3
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 5.6

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: Cl, P, lC, st 7…11
Sub-type: IV1p

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 7686. This cluster was found by WH in December 1787, and reobserved three times by JH in September of 1829. JH's position is for HD 221246, as is Brian Skiff's from about 1.7 centuries later. I make the position closer to WH's -- which is northwest of the bright star -- and also make the diameter about twice JH's seven arcminutes.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 7686 17.5" (7/31/92): about 75 stars in a 15' field surrounding mag 6.3 SAO 53088, elongated E-W. A group of seven faint stars to the west of the mag 6 star is the only fairly rich portion. There is a large region almost devoid of stars to the north and NW of the bright star consisting of two circular blank holes in contact. A string of stars extends out from cluster to the west. 8" (8/16/82): about three dozen stars resolved including three bright stars mag 6.5/7.5/8.5 and many faint stars over haze, elongated E-W, irregular outline.