Frank Muller discovered NGC 301 = LM 1-18 in 1886 with the 26-inch refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory. His rough position (nearest minute of RA) is fortunately just 0.2 tmin W of PGC 3345 and his note that a *8 precedes by 30" applies (though the star is NW). But the RNGC still managed to identify a plate defect as NGC 301! He also placed NGC 302 (List I-19) just 1' ENE, but there is only a star there.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/28/89): very faint, very small, round. Situated between two mag 9/9.5 stars with a separation of 15'.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb