MCG +03-57-006, located 4.7' NE, appeared extremely faint, very small, round. A mag 14 star is off the NE edge.

William Herschel discovered NGC 7280 = H II-248 = h2160 on 15 Oct 1784 (sweep 290) and recorded "F, pS, makes a small quartile with 3 small stars. The north and preceding whereof is double." He made a second observation the next night (sweep 294) and logged "vF, S. The south and preceding corner of a small quartile of very small stars. (See 290 sweep)." JH made two observations and measured an accurate RA.

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/20/88): moderately bright, small bright core, faint halo, stellar nucleus, slightly elongated WSW-ENE. Two mag 12 and 13 stars are roughly 2.5' N and 2' NE and a 10" pair of mag 13.5/14 stars are 1' NNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb