John Herschel discovered NGC 7200 = h3917 on 30 Sep 1834 and recorded "pF; S; R; smbM; 15"." His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 30" (10/9/15 - OzSky): at 394x; bright, fairly small, sharply concentrated with an intense core that increases to an even brighter nucleus. The halo is slightly extended SW-NE and perhaps 0.6'x0.45'. NGC 7196 lies 14' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb