John Herschel discovered NGC 7716 = h2258 on 6 Sep 1831 and recorded "Not eF; pL; lE; gbM; has a * 10m exactly south, dist 2'." His position is accurate.
300/350mm - 13.1" (11/5/83): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 1.0' diameter, faint stellar nucleus. Located 2.0' N of a mag 9.5 star.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb