John Herschel discovered NGC 7229 = h3930 on 27 Sep 1834 and recorded "pF; L; R; glbM; r." His mean position (4 nights) is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/5/91): very faint, fairly small, round, low surface brightness, averted only. Located between two mag 14.5 stars 1.7' E and 1.2' SW. Forms the north vertex of a flat isosceles triangle with mag 9 SAO 190990 6' ESE and an evenly matched double star 5.4' SW (mag 14/14 at 18"). ESO 467-026 = MCG -05-52-056 is located 15' NNE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb