Gaspare Ferrari discovered NGC 7683 = Nova #1 = T I-52 on 14 Nov 1865 while searching for Biela's Comet. Although the positions of the other 13 objects in the discovery list (AN 1571) were found using the setting circles, NGC 7683 was measured using a comparison star, so has a more accurate position. Wilhelm Tempel independently discovered this galaxy in 1876.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/28/89): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated NW-SE, weak concentration, faint stellar nucleus. A mag 13.5 star is 1.2' NNW. Located 6.0' SE of mag 8.7 SAO 108630.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb