John Herschel discovered NGC 7735 = h2263 on 5 Sep 1828 and recorded "vF; a star 14m with a nebulous branch extended towards the star, and on its south preceding side; position from the star by diagram = 250° or 260° [WSW]. This disagrees with my Father's description of II. 208 [NGC 7741], which is said to be south following a star, but this may be a mistake for south preceding; but then the RA disagrees 2m and PD 6'. It can hardly, therefore, be the same object." JH's position matches UGC 12744. UGC and MCG fail to label this galaxy as NGC 7735, though it is correctly labeled in the CGCG.

400/500mm - 17.5" (9/23/89): faint, small, very small bright core, faint halo. A mag 13 star is off the NE edge 34" from center and a mag 15 star is at the SW edge 21" from center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb