John Herschel discovered NGC 423 = h2388 on 14 Nov 1835 and recorded "vF, S, E, glbM." Two sweeps later he logged it as "eF, S, lE, 20", following of two [with NGC 418]." His position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/6/93): very faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 ~E-W, even surface brightness. Located 7' S of mag 9.3 SAO 166858.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb