Albert Marth discovered NGC 7416 = m 507 = Sf 86 on 25 Aug 1864 and noted" F, pL, pmE, vgbM." His position is accurate. Aaron Skinner, assistant to Truman Safford at the Dearborn Observatory, independently rediscovered this galaxy on 21 Sep 1867 with the 18.5-inch Clark Refractor.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/12/85): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE, broad concentration. On a line with a mag 9.5 star 6' SSW and mag 7.7 SAO 146389 12.5' SSW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb