William Herschel discovered NGC 1094 = H III-462 = h267 on 7 Nov 1785 (sweep 470) and noted "vF, S." His position is 1' S of UGC 2262 = PGC 10559. The RA in the UGC is 1 hour too large.

300/350mm - 13.1" (9/3/83): very faint, very small, almost round. Located 14' ESE of NGC 1090.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/14/87): fairly faint, very small, round, bright core. NGC 1087 lies 20' SW and NGC 1090 14' WNW. Located 4.8' S of mag 9.1 SAO 130113. Forms a close pair with MCG +00-08-014 1.1' N (not seen).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb