John Herschel discovered NGC 7001 = h2095 on 21 Jul 1827 and noted "eF; S; E in the meridian [north-south]." His position and description matches UGC 11663. Rudolph Spitaler called this galaxy "pB" (IC 1 Notes), using the 27" refractor at the Vienna Observatory in 1891.

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/31/86): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated, weak concentration. Located between a mag 14 star 1.0' N and a mag 13 star 1.4' SSE. Similar notes on 6/20/87.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb