William Herschel discovered NGC 7160 = H VIII-67 = h2136 on 9 Nov 1787 (sweep 776) and recorded "a coarsely scattered cluster of stars of several sizes, 6 or 7' diam, a forming one." His position is accurate. Both William and John only made a single observation.

200/250mm - 8" (10/31/81): about two dozen stars in a bright cluster, not dense. Includes two mag 8 stars.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/5/91): about three dozen stars in a 7' diameter. Very bright, elongated SW-NE although scattered outliers make the cluster rounder. Includes several fairly bright stars with two stars mag 7.0/7.9 at 1.0' separation NE of center which are surrounded by a semicircle of nine stars. Includes several double stars with a mag 10 star that has a very faint companion on its west side. Not rich but distinctive. Mag 6.8 SAO 19698 is 11' NW at the edge of the field.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb