John Herschel discovered NGC 683 = h153 on 17 Oct 1825 and noted "eF; AR may be a whole minute wrong [the transit was missed]." Despite his uncertainly, Herschel's position matches UGC 1288 = PGC 6718.
400/500mm - 17.5" (12/18/89): very faint, small, round. A pair of mag 14 stars are 2' W.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb