Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 7164 = LM 2-465 in 1886 and recorded "mag 15.7, R, 4 vF stars from 1' to 4' n." There is nothing at his rough position (nearest min of RA), but 2.2 minutes of time west and 3.5' south is CGCG 377-006 = PGC 67673. Despite the poor positional match, there is a string of stars extending north. This is the northernmost galaxy discovered at the Leander McCormick Observatory. See Corwin's identification notes for IC 1415 and IC 1416 (found by Bigourdan while searching for NGC 7164).

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/1/89): very faint, very small, round, low surface brightness. Five stars mag 11-15 in a string to the NE are almost collinear with NGC 7164. Located 12' from core of the rich cluster AGC 2397 (possible member?).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb