John Herschel discovered NGC 7079 = h3869 on 6 Sep 1834 and recorded "B; R; psbM; 30"." His position is accurate.

400/500mm - 18" (10/16/09): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 E-W, 0.8'x0.5', small bright core increases to center. Two mag 12/13 stars lie 1' and 2' SW. Brightest in a group including ESO 287-37 25' SE and NGC 7070/7072 1° NNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb