John Herschel discovered NGC 1437 = h2582 on 28 Nov 1837 and logged "F, vL, glbM, R, 4" dia." His position matches ESO 358-058 = PGC 13687. h2581 = NGC 1436 is a duplicate observation, made while searching for Dunlop 562. So NGC 1437 = NGC 1436. Dunlop 562 may apply to this galaxy or perhaps NGC 1365, with a 10 tmin error in RA.

400/500mm - 18" (1/21/04): large, low surface brightness glow with just a weak concentration. Appears slightly elongated NNW-SSE, perhaps 2.5'x2.0', but edges fade into the background so difficult to determine the outline of the halo. A mag 9.7 star lies 11' NE. Member of the Fornax I cluster.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb