William Herschel discovered NGC 7723 = H I-110 = h2261 on 27 Nov 1785 (sweep 478) and recorded "cB, cL, mbM, lE." His position is accurate. JH logged (sweep 9) "Irreg R; gbM; 2' diam; r. I certainly see one star near the middle."

200/250mm - 8" (8/28/81): faint, moderately large, elongated. Located 20' ENE of a mag 6 star.

400/500mm - 17.5" (9/15/90): moderately bright, moderately large, oval 3:2 SW-NE, very small bright core, large diffuse halo. NGC 7727 lies 40' NNE. Located 20' ENE of mag 5.7 SAO 165804.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb