Albert Marth discovered NGC 7677 = m 578, along with NGC 7673, on 5 Sep 1864 and noted "eF, vS, stell." His position is accurate.

300/350mm - 13.1" (9/22/84): faint, small, almost round. Located 6.6' SE of brighter NGC 7673. Two bright stars to the north interfere with viewing! Mag 8.6 SAO 91282 lies 2.7' N and mag 7.9 SAO 91280 is 3.8' NNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb