Albert Marth discovered NGC 7461 = m 513 on 8 Aug 1863 and noted "vF, vS, alm stellar." His position is 1' south of UGC 12314.

300/350mm - 13.1" (9/22/84): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, even surface brightness, NGC 7467 11' E. Located 23' S of NGC 7463/64/65 in the NGC 7448 group.

400/500mm - 17.5" (9/19/87): fairly faint, extremely small, round, compact, small bright core, stellar nucleus. A mag 11 star lies 2.3' SW. Member of the NGC 7448 group located 23' S of the NGC 7463, NGC 7464 and NGC 7465. Pair with NGC 7467 9.5' ESE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb