Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 282 = St X-3 on 13 Oct 1879 with the 31" reflector at the Marseille Observatory and recorded "F, S, R, lbM". His position matches CGCG 501-030 = PGC 3090.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/17/87): fairly faint, very small, round, bright core, faint stellar nucleus. Located 2' N of mag 8.4 SAO 54223.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb