Lewis Swift discovered NGC 1799 = Sw. VI-24 (along with NGC 1797 = Sw. VI-23) on 13 Feb 1887 with the 16" refractor at Warner Observatory. His position is 8 tsec east of MCG -01-14-001 = PGC 16783.
400/500mm - 17.5" (12/8/90): faint, small, round, bright core. This galaxy is the brighter of two with NGC 1797 3' S.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb