James Dunlop possibly discovered NGC 416 = D 42 = D 43? = h2386 in Sep 1826 with his 9" reflector and described a "round well-defined nebula, about 30" diameter." His position is 13.5' SE of the cluster and with a number of other nearby entries that are either spurious or with poor positions, this identification is uncertain. John Herschel made 4 observations at the Cape with the earliest on 11 Apr 1834 recording "F; S; R; 30". His other sweeps gave sizes up to 60" and his positions are accurate. Herschel made no reference to the earlier Dunlop observations.

400/500mm - 18" (7/10/05 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 228x, this SMC cluster appeared fairly bright, moderately large, round, 1.2' diameter. A mag 13 star lies 1' N. Located in a rich faint star field 31' N of NGC 419 and 27' SE of the large, nebulous cluster NGC 371.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb