Wilhelm Tempel discovered NGC 1015 = T I-13 = T V-1 on 27 Dec 1875 with an 11" refractor at the Arcetri Observatory. His micrometric position in list V is a precise match with UGC 2124 = PGC 9988.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/14/87): moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, bright core, faint halo. Located 6.4' NW of mag 8.0 SAO 130029.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb