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NGC7799
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 23:59:31.5
Declination: +31:17:46
Constellation: PEG
Visual Magnitude: 14.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1863
Discovery aperture: 11.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, * 16 close p
Sub-type: *
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 7799 is a star about 20 arcsec northeast of a somewhat brighter star. D'A
mentions both objects in his description, and has them in the correct relative
orientation as well as at the correct distance. Furthermore, his position is
within 20 arcsec of the true position.
Other catalogues have pointed to UGC 12882 as NGC 7799, but that is a very
faint object, and the even fainter star southwest is twice as far from the
object as d'A has measured it. I don't think it likely that d'A could have
seen either object with his 11-inch refractor.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 7799
18" (10/29/11): this number refers to the fainter northeast component of a 20" pair of mag 13.6/14.4 stars. The pair was easily resolved at 225x and there was no hint of a nebulous image. Another 13" pair (with a 3rd component squeezed between) lies 3' SW. Located 13' NW of mag 8 HD 224769.