John Herschel discovered NGC 579 = h127 on 22 Nov 1827 and logged "vF; pL; gbM". His position matches UGC 1089 = PGC 5691. Herschel missed NGC 582 located 8.7' SSE, which was later discovered later by Heinrich d'Arrest.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/23/89): fairly faint, moderately large, almost round, weakly concentrated but no core. Pair with NGC 582 8' SSE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb