William Herschel discovered NGC 1070 = H II-273 = h263 on 13 Dec 1784 (sweep 338) and noted "F, S, iR." His position is 10 tsec in RA west of UGC 2200 = PGC 10309. On 16 Oct 1827 (sweep 95), John Herschel logged it as "pB; R; gbM; 15" [diameter]."

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/26/94): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 N-S. Contains a well-defined bright, round core which is evenly concentrated to the center. A mag 11 star lies 2.4' SSW of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb