Albert Marth discovered NGC 41 = m 6 on 30 Oct 1864 with Lassell's 48" on Malta (along with m 7 = NGC 42) and logged as "pF, S, lE, gbM."
400/500mm - 17.5" (11/14/87): faint, small, round, broad concentration. Forms a pair with NGC 42 5' NNE.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb