John Herschel discovered NGC 1716 = h2681 on 11 Dec 1835 and called "pF; pL; R; glbM; 50"." His position is about 1' E of ESO 552-034 = PGC 16434.
400/500mm - 17.5" (1/20/90): very faint, small, slightly elongated, low even surface brightness. A mag 13 star is 2.5' N.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb