NGC 7686 is a moderately-sized open cluster in the constellation Andromeda, containing about 80 stars.

[2] At magnitude 5.6, it is an easy target for binoculars and small telescopes.

[3] According to Johnson et al. (1961), the "color-magnitude diagram shows merely a uniform scatter with no significant tendency to show a cluster main sequence".

They conclude that this is not actually a star cluster.

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