William Herschel discovered NGC 4126 = H III-68 = h1095 on 21 Mar 1784 (sweep 182) and noted "Two vS stars very near each other with suspected nebulosity between them. 240x left it doubtful." Caroline's reduced position is 23 sec of RA east of UGC 7123, though interestingly there are two nearby stars that could possibly be WH's object. Nevertheless, John Herschel's position on 23 Apr 1832 is within 30" of UGC 7123.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/11/02): faint, small, slightly elongated N-S, 0.6'x0.5', weak even concentration to a faint, stellar nucleus. A mag 14 star lies 2' SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb