Object: Galaxy cluster ABELL 262, center        Constell: AND

RA: 01h 52.9m           Decl: +36° 08'          Epoch: 2000
Mag: 13.3m (Brst)       Size: 86.4'             Type: 0 1 III

Observer: Jere Kahanpää
Obs. place: Hartola, Finland
Date/Time: 23./24.8.1996, 02.10

Telescope: N 205/1000
Magn: 133x              Filter:
Field: 22'              NE Lim.mag: 6.2m
Background sky: 2       Seeing: 2-3
Weather: +8 °C, no Moon.           

Brightness: see below   Alt: 50°
Description: A nice field with an obvious galaxy
cluster. I think this cluster is better than A1656 or A1367 with
an 8-incher because the central parts are very concetrated. 

The brightest galaxy is NGC 708 (13.7m (p), 3.1'x2.5', E, Br4):
Slightly elliptical, faintly visible even without averted
vision. 

Only 2' W is NGC 703 (13.2m (v), 1.2'x0.9', S0-:, Br5): Round,
very faint but clearly visible. Easier than the next two but
fainter than ngc 710. 

S of NGC 708 are NGC 704 & 705. NGC 705 (14.6m (p), 1,2'x0.3',
S0, Br5) is closer to -08. Very small (20''-30''), round,
sharply brighter in the middle towards a mag. 15 non-stellar
nucleus. 

NGC 704 (14.1m, C, Br5) is more compact than -05 =>
brighter than -5. About 30'', broadly concentrated but no
nucleus. 

SE from the center is NGC 710 (13.6m (v), 1.3'x1.3', Scd:, Br5):
Faint but easily visible with averted vision. Diameter about
30''. Round.  

The 5th brightest galaxy in the field is NGC 709 (14.2m (v),
Br5) is between a wide pair of quite bright (11-12m) pair of
stars N of the central group. very small (30''), Round, quite
concentrated. Easy with averted vision.