Albert Marth discovered NGC 15 = m 3 on 30 Oct 1864 with Lassell's 48" on Malta and recorded "vF, vS, R, bM". His position is reasonably match with UGC 82 = PGC 661.
400/500mm - 17.5" (11/14/87): faint, small, very elongated SSW-NNE, brighter core, faint stellar nucleus.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb