William Herschel discovered NGC 2759 = H III-647 = h554 on 20 Mar 1787 (sweep 721) and noted "vF, vS, verified 300 power." His position (Caroline's reduction) is less than 2' northeast of UGC 4795. John Herschel's observation from 7 Feb 1832 (sweep 401) reads, "pF; R; S; but not nearly so F as [NGC 2746], which precedes it in the sweep." His position was 13 seconds of time too small.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/5/97): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 1.0' diameter, moderately high surface brightness, broad concentration. IC 527 lies 13' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb