Andrew Ainslie Common discovered NGC 7601 on 4 Aug 1880 with his 36-inch reflector. He reported "pB, diffused. Found in looking for Faye's comet." His position is 2' due north of UGC 12487 - an unusually good position.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/12/85 and 10/28/89): very faint, fairly small, slightly elongated oval ~E-W, diffuse, even surface brightness. A mag 11.5 star is 1.4' N of center. Forms a pair with CGCG 406-063 7.1' NE in the Pegasus I cluster. NGC 7584/NGC 7579 pair lies 18' NW.

600/800mm - 24" (9/30/16): at 375x; fairly faint, moderately large, slightly elongated E-W, 40"x32", low surface brightness, very weak concentration. A mag 12 star is 1.4' N. CGCG 406-063 lies 7.2' NE

Notes by Steve Gottlieb