John Herschel discovered NGC 7225 = h3929 on 30 Jul 1834 and recorded "pF; S; lE; bM; 15" l, 12" br." His single position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/13/90): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, gradually increases to a small bright core. Located 12' NNE of mag 6.2 SAO 190967. The strong dust lane on the DSS was not seen.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb