Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 1821 = LM 1-147 on 26 Dec 1885 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory. His rough position (nearest min of RA) is 45 tsec west and 1' N of MCG -03-14-007 = PGC 16898 and his PA = 140 deg is very close. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1898-99 using the 20" refractor at Chamberlin Observatory (repeated in the IC 2 notes).

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/3/88): faint, very small, elongated WNW-ESE, weak concentration. MCG -02-14-004 lies 20' N.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb