Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 363 = LM 1-23 on 28 Nov 1885 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory. His rough position is 1.5 min of RA west of MCG -03-03-023 = PGC 3911. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1899-00 using the 20" refractor at Chamberlin Observatory (repeated in the IC 2 notes). The MCG does not identify their entry as NGC 363.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/6/93): very faint, very small, round, 0.5' diameter, very small brighter core. A mag 12 star is 3' NNE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb