Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 1388 = LM 1-109 on 12 Nov 1885 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory. His rough position (nearest min of RA) happens to be fairly accurate in this case, falling 2.4' SE of PGC 13402.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/9/01): very faint, small, round, 20" diameter. Forms the eastern vertex of a triangle with a mag 11.5 star 4.5' W and a mag 13 star 3' SW. NGC 1372 lies 17' W.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb