William Herschel discovered NGC 1324 = H III-445 = h299 on 5 Oct 1785 (sweep 457), logging "vF, pS, E." On 8 Jan 1831 (sweep 318), John Herschel noted, "vF; pmE; 20" long, 12" broad."
400/500mm - 17.5" (11/25/87): fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated NW-SE, bright core.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb