?douard Stephan discovered NGC 1517 = St XIII-25 on 23 Dec 1884 with the 31" reflector at the Marseille Observatory. His position matches UGC 2970 = PGC 14564.
300/350mm - 13.1" (1/28/84): faint, small, round, weak concentration. Located just 1.0' NW of a mag 10 star.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb