George Phillips Bond discovered NGC 7692 = HN 2 on Oct 23 1848 at Harvard College Observatory with the 15" Merz refractor. His position in AN 1453 is accurate.
400/500mm - 17.5" (9/15/90): very faint, very small, round, weak concentration. Located 4.9' NNW of mag 9.5 SAO 146766.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb