John Herschel discovered NGC 2607 = h511 on 24 Dec 1827 (sweep 115) and wrote "eF; a doubt remained; windy." His position matches UGC 4473, despite the uncertainty in the observation and the measured North Polar Distance.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/20/93): very faint, very small, round, very small brighter core. A mag 14 star is close off the west edge 1.1' from center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb