John Herschel discovered NGC 7622 = h3983 on 1 Nov 1834 and recorded "eF; eS; rather a doubtful object; situated among 5 small stars." His position is fairly accurate and the stars are just north with one to the west.

600/800mm - 25" (10/15/17 - OzSky): at 397x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:1 WSW-ENE, ~30"x10"; contains a small slightly brighter nucleus. Several brighter stars nearby including a mag 11.4 star 1.4' NE, a mag 11.3 star 2.9' NW, and a mag 11.9 star 3.8' NE. Located 34' ESE of mag 5.7 HD 219482.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb