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NGC 7686 — Open Cluster in Andromeda

Open Cluster Excellent (68/100)
Magnitude 5.6m OpenCluster Andromeda (And) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 5.6
Angular Size 3.6′
Cl, P, lC, st 7...11

Position & Identifiers

RA 23h 30m 07.4s
Dec +49° 08' 02.8"
Constellation Andromeda (And)
Catalog NGC 7686

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 7686 · 3.6′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Blue Snowball
NGC 7662
Medium+
Small bright planetary nebula
Planetary Nebula mag 8.3 6.6° Andromeda
NGC 7640
Medium+
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 10.9 8.4° Andromeda
Caroline's Rose
NGC 7789
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 6.7 8.6° Cassiopeia
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