CGCG 402-020, situated 7.3' NE, appeared extremely faint, small, elongated N-S, perhaps 0.4'x0.2 diameter.

Rudolph Spitaler discovered IC 1398 = Spitaler 29 on 6 Nov 1891. He reported "Very faint nebula of 1/4' diameter, central condensation = star 15. Slightly fainter than nebula NGC 7132." His micrometric position is accurate.

600/800mm - 24" (8/12/18): at 375x; faint to fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, 0.5'x0.4', diffuse with only a weak concentration. A mag 9.5 star is 2.3' ENE. Located 34' SE of mag 2.4 Enif (Epsilon Peg).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb