John Herschel discovered NGC 1096 = h2496 on 3 Oct 1836 and logged "F, R, glbM, 30 arcsec." His RA is 10 seconds west of ESO 115-028 = PGC 10336.

300/350mm - 14" (4/7/16 - Coonabarabran, 178x): very faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 35"x25", fairly even surface brightness. Mag 9.8 HD 17288 is 9' SSE (along with two nearby mag 12/13 stars). Viewed through thin clouds.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb