Object: Open cluster NGC 7686 Constell: AND RA: 23h 30.20m Decl: +49° 07' Epoch: 2000 Mag: 5.6m Size: 14' Type: III 2 p Observer: Jere Kahanpää Obs. place: Jyväskylä, Finland Date/Time: 25./26.9.1993, 23.40 Telescope: N 205/1000 Magn: 80x Filter: Field: 30' NE Lim.mag: 5.0m Background sky: 4 Seeing: 2-3 Weather: 3/4 Moon almost S. Cold. Brightness: 2 Alt: 75° Description: A obvious cluster but not to be called beautiful. Size about 15'. Ruled by a orange mag. 6 star. Does not stand well. 4-5 stars mag. 9-10 while most are around mag. 12, total about 25. Irregular with some loose chains of stars.