Albert Marth discovered NGC 1236 = m 88 on 5 Oct 1864 with Lassell's 48" reflector on Malta, recording "eF, vS, R". His position is just off the south side of CGCG 441-003 = PGC 11898.

400/500mm - 18" (12/10/07): very faint, small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 0.4'x0.2', low surface brightness, no concentration in fairly poor seeing.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb