William Herschel discovered NGC 7321 = H III-237 = h2170 on 17 Nov 1784 (sweep 319) and logged "eF, vS." His position is 2.5' north of UGC 12103. JH recorded "pF; irreg R; vgvlbM; 15...20"." and measured an accurate position.

400/500mm - 17.5" (9/2/89): faint, small, elongated SW-NE, no concentration. A mag 15 star is attached at the NE end, 24" from center. Four bright stars are within the 20' field; mag 9 SAO 90632 5.7' SSW and SAO 90645 9.5' NE and mag 8.5 SAO 90631 6.3' NW and SAO 90649 9.5' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb