Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 277 on 8 Oct 1864 with the 11" refractor at Copenhagen. His position and description of the nearby mag 11 star (52" distant) is a perfect match with PGC 2995.
400/500mm - 17.5" (10/13/90): faint, very small, round. A mag 11 star is just off the NW edge 50" from core.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb