George Johnstone Stoney, Lord Rosse's assistant, discovered NGC 1061 in Dec 1849 and logged "pF, S, R". The diagram made in 1850 matches CGCG 505-039 = PGC 10303.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/27/92): very faint, very small, round, even surface brightness. Located 2.5' N of NGC 1060 in a group.

600/800mm - 24" (9/23/17): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small, oval 4:3 SW-NE, 32"x24", very weak concentration. Located 2.5' N of NGC 1060 (brightest in a group) with NGC 1057 3' NW and NGC 1060 7' E.

24" (2/7/16): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 24"x18", even surface brightness. NGC 1057 is 3.1' NW and NGC 1060 is 2.5' S.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb