William Herschel discovered NGC 7694 = H III-187 on 20 Sep 1784 (sweep 279) and recorded "eF, stellar. 240 verified it, and showed it of a considerable magnitude." Heinrich d'Arrest measured the position on 2 nights, so the NGC position is accurate. Albert Marth discovered nearby NGC 7695.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/30/91): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~E-W, 1.1'x0.7', broad concentration. Almost collinear with two mag 13 stars 1.8' NNE and 3.0' NNE of center. Located 4.2' SW of a mag 10 star. Forms a close pair with NGC 7695 1.1' SSW. Member of the NGC 7701 group with NGC 7701 20' SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb