Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 7363 on 27 Aug 1865 with the 11-inch refractor at Copenhagen. His position is accurate and he mentioned a (wide) pair (~40") follows by 15 seconds and 1 1/2' north.

400/500mm - 17.5" (9/2/89): faint, fairly small, irregularly round. A faint star mag 15 is involved at the SE side 17" from center and a second mag 15 star is off the east end. UGC 12179 lies 22' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb