John Herschel discovered NGC 7097 = h3877 on 5 Sep 1834 and recorded "B; S; R; psmbM; 15"; (fog)." See notes for NGC 7095.

400/500mm - 18" (10/16/09): moderately bright, moderately large, ~1' ill-defined halo, sharply concentrated with a bright core that increases to the center, occasional faint stellar nucleus, very faint halo extends to nearly 1'. Located 8' SE of mag 6.9 HD 205913 and 5' N of a wide pair (52") of mag 10 stars. NGC 7097A lies 6' NE but was not seen at a very low elevation.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb