John Herschel discovered NGC 7199 = h3916, and NGC 7191, on 22 Jun 1835 and recorded "vF; vS; R; pslbM; follows a * 11m, 3'." His position (measured on two sweeps) is accurate.

400/500mm - 18" (7/6/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 228x appeared fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 0.8'x0.7', brighter core. A mag 11 star lies 2.7' W. Fourth of five in a group with NGC 7191 11' WNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb