Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 1139 = LM 1-75 on 1 Jan 1886 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory. There is nothing at his rough position, but 1.4 min of RA west is MCG -03-08-038 = PGC 10888.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/10/96): very faint, small, round, 30" diameter, low even surface brightness. Appeared fainter than V = 13.3 and required averted vision to see with certainty using GSC chart. A mag 15.5 double star is 1' SW (verified on GSC). MCG -03-38-037 lies 6.1' WSW (not seen).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb