Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 1447 = LM 2-384 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory and recorded "mag 14.5, 0.4' dia, R, neb?; *9.5 at 3.2' separation in PA 240? (WSW) ." His position is 3' S of PGC 13786 and the star is ENE.

400/500mm - 17.5" (1/12/02): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, very small brighter nucleus. Located 2.7' WSW of mag 7.9 SAO 130711 which detracts from viewing. NGC 1450 lies 13' S.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb