Albert Marth discovered NGC 7373 = m 499 on 11 Aug 1864 and noted "F, vS, bM, stellar." His RA is 12 seconds too small. Bigourdan measured an accurate position on 16 Aug 1890.
400/500mm - 17.5" (8/31/86): fairly faint, small, round, increases to bright core with a sharp stellar nucleus.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb