Object: Galaxy cluster ABELL 226, ngc 687 f.    Constell: AND

RA: 01h 50.6m (ngc)     Decl: +36° 22'          Epoch: 2000
Mag: 12.3m              Size: 1.4'x1.4'         Type: S0

Observer: Jere Kahanpää
Obs. place: Hartola, Finland
Date/Time: 23./24.8.1996, 02.45

Telescope: N 205/1000
Magn: 133x              Filter:
Field: 22'              NE Lim.mag: 6.0m
Background sky: 2       Seeing: 2-3
Weather: +8 °C, no Moon.           

Brightness: 5           Alt: 55°
Description: Very faint but still quite easy. Moderately
concentrated, diam. about 0.9'x0.6'. The nearby ugc 1308 was not
seen - maybe it was too close to the brightest stars in the
field. 5zw116 was not visible.