William Herschel discovered NGC 1426 = H III-248 = h2578 on 9 Dec 1784 (sweep 331) and recorded "vF, vS, lE." JH made two observations from the CGH, first calling it "F" and then "B", probably due to varying sky conditions.

300/350mm - 13.1" (10/10/86): fairly bright, small, round, bright core, stellar nucleus.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb