William Herschel discovered NGC 1552 = H III-490 = h313 on 1 Jan 1786 (sweep 506) and noted "vF, vS, lE, 240 showed it better, but left a bare possibity of deception." His position is 10 sec of RA west of UGC 3015 = PGC 14907. John Herschel's mean position from 2 sweeps is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (2/1/92): fairly faint, faint extensions 3:2 WNW-ESE, even concentration to a small bright core, stellar nucleus. A mag 11 star is 2.8' WSW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb