Frank Muller discovered NGC 1434 = LM 2-382 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory and recorded "mag 15.3, 0.4' dia, R, *8.5, follows 25 sec and 3' N. " There is nothing at his position, but 1.8 min of RA due east is PGC 13804. The bright star he mentions follows by 21 sec of RA and is 2.6' south, instead of north. Classified as nonexistent in the RNGC.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/17/01): extremely faint and small, round, 10" diameter. Situated between mag 8.6 SAO 130713 6' SE and a mag 11 star 5.5' NW. Incorrectly listed as nonexistent in the RNGC. NGC 1445 lies 21' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb