John Herschel discovered NGC 1419 = h2576 on 22 Oct 1835 and recorded "pB, vS, psbM, 15" (clouded)." His position (from two sweeps) matches ESO 301-023 = PGC 13534.

400/500mm - 18" (1/21/04): faint, small, round, 0.5' diameter. Increases to a very small, brighter core. An occasional stellar nucleus was glimpsed when the seeing steadied up at 215x. Located 28' SW of mag 4.7 SAO 194475. Outlying member of the Fornax I cluster.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb