John Herschel discovered NGC 766 = h180 on 8 Jan 1828 and recorded "vF; S; R; 15...20"; a *10m 15° np; 2' dist." His position matches UGC 1458 = PGC 7468 with the star 2.4' ENE.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/23/92): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 1' diameter, low even concentration, very small brighter core. Forms the west vertex of isosceles triangle with a mag 11.5 star 2.4' NE and a mag 12 star 3.0' SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb