?douard Stephan discovered NGC 1041 = St XII-22 on 17 Nov 1881 with the 31" silvered-glass reflector at Marseille Observatory and logged "pF, pS, iR, bM". His position matches MCG -01-07-030 = PGC 10125.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/29/94): faint, fairly small, round, 0.5' diameter. Symmetrical appearance with an even concentration to a small bright core and stellar nucleus. A distinctive line (4.5' length) consisting of three equally spaced mag 11 stars oriented WNW-ESE is 3' S.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb