Cluster:	Abell 262 And (Abell distance class 1)
Site:	Breitenbuch (Odenwald)
fst:	6m,5
Instr.:	457/2030-Newton
Mag.	225 ×
Sketch:
Description:	Andromeda is generally a very interesting area for deep sky observing. Several nice galaxy groups lie just a few finder fields away, including AGC 347. Abell 262 is one of my personal favourites. This complex galaxy cluster near Andromeda's south border with Triangulum shows many bright NGC galaxies. I was able to identify 46 cluster members with the 18 inch. The most fabulous part is the Y-shaped central region with NGC 703 - 710. The MegaStar chart below shows this central area only (and also the sketch).

Nr.	Object (MegaStar)	mag.	Description with 18"
1	NGC 668 *	13.1v	easy, small, elongated N to S
2	NGC 669 *	12.9v	bright, easy, large, diffuse, edge on elongated NE to SW
3	NGC 679 *	12.3v	brightest object, large, round
4	NGC 687 *	12.3v	bright, large, round, central condensation
5	NGC 700	14.4v	faint, definite, large, diffuse
6	NGC 703	13.3v	bright, large, diffuse, stellar core
7	NGC 704	13.1v	easy, diffuse, central condensation
8	NGC 705	13.6v	easy, diffuse, elongated
9	NGC 708	12.7v	very easy, very large, diffuse, bright nucleus with spiral arm structure
10	NGC 709	14.3v	faint, diffuse
11	NGC 710	13.7v	pretty faint, diffuse
12	NGC 712 *	12.8v	bright, slightly elongated, stellar nucleus
13	NGC 714	13.1v	easy, diffuse, elongated E to W
14	NGC 717 *	13.9v	faint, small, brighter to the middle
15	NGC 732 *	13.5v	easy, definite, diffuse, elongated N to S
16	NGC 753 *	12.3v	easy, large, diffuse, bright central condensation
17	NGC 759 *	12.7v	easy, diffuse, round
18	IC 178 *	13.3v	faint, small, diffuse
19	IC 1732 *	13.9v	conspicuous, diffuse, elongated
20	UGC 1257 *	14.0v	faint, diffuse
21	UGC 1277 *	13.2v	faint, definite, diffuse
22	UGC 1308 *	12.8v	easy, diffuse, elongated, bright stellar core or foreground star
23	UGC 1319 *	13.9v	faint, diffuse, round
24	UGC 1338 *	14.2v	pretty faint, diffuse, stellar nucleus
25	UGC 1339 *	13.7v	easy, diffuse, round, stellar nucleus
26	UGC 1344 *	12.7v	easy, diffuse, oval glow
27	UGC 1347 *	12.9v	easy, diffuse, round, stellar nucleus
28	UGC 1350 *	13.2v	faint, diffuse, round
29	UGC 1353 *	14.1p	faint, large, diffuse,
30	UGC 1366 *	13.9v	faint, diffuse, elongated NW to SE
31	UGC 1385 *	13.3v	easy, diffuse, small, elongated
32	UGC 1392 *	13.7v	easy, small, diffuse
33	UGC 1398 *	13.9v	easy, diffuse, small
34	UGC 1400 *	13.8	pretty faint, diffuse, bright stellar nucleus
35	UGC 1415 *	13.7v	pretty faint, diffuse, nearly stellar
36	UGC 1416 *	13.7v	pretty faint, diffuse, round
37	CGCG 522-12 *	15.7	very faint, diffuse, round
38	CGCG 522-26 *	14.0v	easy, compact, diffuse haze close to a star
39	CGCG 522-30	15.2p	conspicuous, compact, little diffuse, stellar nucleus
40	CGCG 522-33	15.6	very faint, diffuse, oval
41	CGCG 522-44 *	15.7	faint, definite, diffuse, round
42	CGCG 522-45	15.6	faint, definite, compact
43	MCG+6-5-24	14.5v	faint, diffuse
44	5ZW 116 *	16.0	very faint, diffuse glow
45	5ZW 126 *	16.0p	very faint, diffuse glow
46	KUG 146+359 *	16.0	very faint, small, nearly stellar or stellar core
47	PGC 6974	-	suspected
*	= outside chart field or not shown