?douard Stephan discovered NGC 1000 = St III-15 (along with NGC 1005 = St III-17) on 9 Dec 1871 with the 31" reflector at the Marseille Observatory. His position matches CGCG 539-067 = PGC 10028. This is the fourth in a group of 6 NGC galaxies discovered by Stephan over 3 nights.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/1/86): very faint, small, elongated WSW-ENE. Member of the NGC 995-1005 group.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb