Albert Marth discovered NGC 1115 = m 79 on 2 Dec 1863 with Lassell's 48" on Malta and simply noted "vF". Although 5 of the 8 objects in the region he discovered this night have poor positions or are lost, Marth's position is a good match with CGCG 440-021 = PGC 10774.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/28/97): extremely faint, very small, round, 15" diameter. Can hold steadily with averted vision. A nice pair of mag 13.5/14 star lie 2' N [17" separation]. Located 4.8' SSW of NGC 1116.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb