George Searle discovered NGC 548 = HN 33 on 2 Nov 1867 using the 15-inch Merz Refractor (Annal of Harvard Obs, Vol 13, #25) at Harvard Observatory. His micrometric position matches UGC 1010 = PGC 5326.
400/500mm - 17.5" (9/19/87): faint, small, slightly elongated, broad concentration. Member of AGC 194.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb