John Herschel discovered NGC 115 = h2323 on 25 Sep 1834 and recorded "faint; large; very little elongated; 60" across; has a double stars 2.5' distant N.p.". His position and description matches ESO 350-017 = PGC 1651.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/3/88): extremely faint, fairly small, very elongated WNW-ESE. An unequal double star is 1' NW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb