Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 1157 = LM 1-78, along with NGC 1158 = LM 1-79, on 31 Dec 1885 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory. His rough position matches PGC 11218 and his estimated position angle of 0? is fairly close.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/10/96): very faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, no other details visible. Located 1.9' WNW of a mag 12.5 star.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb