Albert Marth discovered NGC 7498 = m 525, along with NGC 7494, on 24 Sep 1864 and noted "vF, S, irr R." His dec is 1' too large. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1898-99 at Denver.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/21/95): very faint, small, elongated 2:1 N-S, 40"x20", very weak concentration. Located 4.7' SSW of a mag 11 star. A mag 13.5 star is 2.1' NW and a mag 15 star 1.5' NE of center. NGC 7494 lies 13.5' WNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb