William Herschel discovered NGC 216 = H III-244 = h49 on 9 Dec 1784 (sweep 330) and noted "eF, vS, E." JH logged "eF; lE; nf to sp." The NGC position is accurate.
400/500mm - 17.5" (12/3/88): fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 SSW-NNE, fades at tips.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb