Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 7719 = LM 1-264 on 11 Aug 1885 and noted "eF; vS; R." His rough position (nearest min of RA) is less than 1 min of RA too large. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1898-99 (repeated in the IC 2 Notes).

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/20/95): extremely faint, very small, slightly elongated ~N-S? [DSS orientation SW-NE], 30" diameter, can just hold steadily with averted vision. A mag 14 star is 2.2' SW. There are no stars brighter than mag 12 in the 21' field.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb