NGC 7162 IC 5171
Gru
☀12.7mag
Ø 72'' / 54''

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John Herschel discovered NGC 7075 = h3868 on 4 Sep 1834 and recorded "pF; S; R; psbM; 15"." His position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/5/91): very faint, small, round, small bright core. Located 3.8' S of a mag 9.5 star (9.9/11.1 at 5") and 10' ENE of mag 7.5 SAO 213054 (wide pair) at the west edge of the 220x field.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb