John Herschel discovered NGC 7258 = h3935 on 30 Jul 1834 and recorded "vF; S; R or E, as if it had a feeble neb south preceding; glbM; 15"." His position is good.
400/500mm - 17.5" (8/27/92): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, weak concentration.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb