Frank Muller discovered NGC 1416 = LM 2-378 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory and recorded "mag 15.5, 0.5' dia, R, *8.7 nr; *8.6 north 2'." His position 3' south of ESO 482-034 but the mag 8.6 star is 2' south-southeast (the other mag 8.7 star is 2.2' further south). Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1898-99 using the 20" refractor at Chamberlin Observatory (repeated in the IC 2 notes). The RNGC and the first edition of the Uranometria 2000.0 Atlas placed the galaxy 3' too far south. See Corwin's notes for more on the story.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/2/91): faint, small, round, weak concentration. Located almost on line with mag 9.2 SAO 168733 1.5' SSW and mag 9.3 SAO 168734 3.7' S. A mag 13.5 star is 1' SE. Forms a pair with NGC 1415 9' N. Slightly misplotted 5' too far south on U2000.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb