Johnstone and Bindon Stoney, LdR's assistants, discovered NGC 761 on 11 Oct 1850 and noted as a third nebula northeast of NGC 750/751. On 10 Dec 1873, Ralph Copeland described it as "pB, cL, 4 S near; it has a *11m in Pos 309°, Dist 314.1"." At this precise offset is UGC 1439 = PGC 7395.

300/350mm - 13.1" (10/20/84): extremely faint, small, elongated NW-SE. Located close SW of three mag 13-13.5 stars 1.5' NE, 2.1' NE and 1.0' ENE. Also 5' SE of mag 8.5 SAO 55129. The NGC 750/NGC 751 pair lies 11' S.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/1/86): faint, small, slightly elongated NW-SE. A faint triangle of stars is off the north edge. Follows a mag 8.5 star.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb