Albert Marth discovered NGC 7602 = m 565, along with NGC 7588 and 7598, on 3 Nov 1864 and noted "eF, eS, stellar." His position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (9/23/89): very faint, extremely small, round, very faint stellar nucleus. A mag 15 star is 38" NNW of center. Located 3.2' NNW of mag 8 SAO 108536. In a trio with NGC 7597 3.2' WSW and NGC 7598 3.9' NW within AGC 2572.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb