John Herschel discovered NGC 485 = h101 on 8 Jan 1828 and recorded "eF; pL; R; has a red * 7.8m 45 degrees south preceding." Herschel's description and the NGC position (from Heinrich d'Arrest and Herman Schultz) matches UGC 895.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/30/91): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, weak concentration. Located 3.7' NE of mag 8.6 SAO 109824.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb