Albert Marth discovered NGC 765 = m 52 on 8 Oct 1864 with Lassell's 48" on Malta and noted "vF, vS". His position matches UGC 1455 = PGC 7475.
400/500mm - 17.5" (12/8/90): faint, fairly small, round, broad concentration, very faint stellar nucleus. Located 8' WNW of mag 7.8 SAO 75071 = ∑194 = 8.4/8.7 at 1.2".
Notes by Steve Gottlieb