Lewis Swift discovered NGC 1465 = Sw. V-58 on 25 Sep 1886 with the 16" refractor at the Warner Observatory and recorded "pF; pS; R; pB* near p[receding]." His position is 8 tsec east and 39" north of UGC 2891 = PGC 14039. His "pB * nr p" probably refers to a mag 11 star 2' W.

300/350mm - 13.1" (1/1/84): fainter extensions visible oriented ~N-S.

13.1" (11/5/83): faint, small, round, but not difficult. Mag 6.6 SAO 56775 lies 12' SW. Located 40' N of Zeta Persei (V = 2.9).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb