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NGC 7296 (also NGC 7295 and OCL 228) is a magnitude +9.7 open cluster located in the constellation Lacerta.

The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire on the 14th October 1787.

The cluster was rediscovered by John Herschel in November 1831 and relisted as NGC 7295

Right Ascension 22h 28m 02.0s, Declination +52° 17' 18"



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