John Herschel discovered NGC 314 = h2362 on 27 Sep 1834 and recorded "F, eS, R, sbM to a stellar nucleus." On a later sweep he logged "eeF, vS; almost doubtful whether really the object looked for. Has a pB star following 2' distant. (N.B. The coincidence of the places destroys this doubt)." His mean position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/3/88): faint, very small, round, weak concentration. A mag 12 star is 2.1' ESE of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb