Albert Marth discovered NGC 7283 = m 481 on 7 Aug 1864 and noted "vF, vS, R." There is nothing at his position but 1 minute of RA east and 2' north is CGCG 452-017 = PGC 68946. This is a large random error unless it was caused by a digit error in RA, so this identification is very uncertain. Harold Corwin notes that Marth's object could also be a faint double star about 2' preceding his position. PGC 68946 is not labeled NGC 7283 in the CGCG or MCG, but is used in the RNGC and PGC.

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/20/88): extremely faint, very small, round, weak concentration. Located 2.7' E of a mag 10 star and 19' NNE of NGC 7290. This galaxy is 1.0 min of RA preceding and 2' S of Marth's position, so the identification is very uncertain.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb