?douard Stephan discovered NGC 1497 = St VIIIb-13 on 11 Dec 1876 using the 31" reflector at the Marseille Observatory. His position matches UGC 2929 = PGC 14331.

300/350mm - 13.1" (1/28/84): faint, small, roundish, slightly brighter middle, a pair of stars are just south.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/14/87): fairly faint, small, round, bright core, forms a triangle with two stars to the south. UGC 2927 lies 6' WSW. Located 15' E of ?479 = 7.0/7.9 at 7" and about 3.5? SE of the Pleiades.

900/1200mm - 48" (10/31/13): moderately bright to fairly bright, moderately large, oval 3:2 SW-NE, 45"x30", contains a bright core. A mag 12.7 star is 1.1' SW of center. Brightest in a group with UGC 2927 6' WSW ("fairly faint, small, round, 24" diameter, very small bright nucleus. A mag 15 star is attached at the east side of the core") and UGC 2928 7.4' NW ("fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, 20" diameter").

Notes by Steve Gottlieb