William Herschel discovered NGC 7725 = H III-189 on 20 Sep 1784 (sweep 279) and simply noted "eF". His single position is ~6' southeast of MCG -01-60-018 = PGC 72025. There were no observations of this object by JH or at Birr Castle. As his positions were too far south in the previous two objects in the sweep, this is a reasonable identification. MCG doesn't label this galaxy as NGC 7725. The RNGC misidentifies MCG -01-60-011 as NGC 7725. This galaxy is located 3.0 min of RA west and 17' south of the NGC position.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/21/95): faint, very small, round, 25" diameter, weak even concentration down to a slightly brighter core and nucleus. A wide pair of stars (h990 = 9.2/11.5 at 41") is 10' SE. Incorrect identification in the RNGC. The PGC magnitude (13.0B) is too bright.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb