John Herschel discovered NGC 7633 = h3986 on 2 Nov 1834 and recorded "pF; vS; pmE in parallel; psbM." E-W bar in larger ring oriented NW-SE.

600/800mm - 30" (10/15/15 - OzSky): at 303x; bright, fairly large, oval 4:3 WSW-ENE, 1.2'x0.9', sharply concentrated with a very bright roundish core. Subtle extensions (forming the bar) extend from the core. A mag 13 star is 1.7' N and a mag 15 star is 1.3' SSW. Located 29' SE of mag 6.1 HD 219644. Brightest in a physical group with a quartet of IC galaxies (IC 5323, 5324, 5320 and 5322) ~30' ESE and NGC 7655 30' SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb