John Herschel discovered NGC 7109 = h3881 on 25 Sep 1834 and logged "eF; vS; among stars." His position is accurate.
400/500mm - 17.5" (7/28/92): very faint, small, round, low even surface brightness. An wide evenly matched double star (mag 13.5-14 at 36") is 4' E. NGC 7110 is 17' NNE.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb