John Herschel discovered NGC 512 = h110 on 17 Nov 1827 and recorded "vF; vS." His position (single observation) is just 23" S of UGC 944. The new description in the RNGC refers to CGCG 521-017, located 2.5' S of NGC 512. The bright, elongated companion mentioned as 2' N of NGC 512, actually refers to NGC 512! This misidentification was mentioned in my RNGC Corrections #1 and the Webb Society Quarterly Journal in April 1980.

300/350mm - 13.1" (8/8/86): fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated WNW-ESE. A mag 14 star is just off the SE edge 0.6' from center and a mag 12 star is 1.6' SSW. Located 6.5' NE of a mag 11 star. NGC 513 lies 9' SE. The RNGC misidentifies NGC 512 with a faint companion 2.5' S.

13.1" (12/22/84): faint, small, edge-on streak NW-SE, requires averted.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb