John Herschel discovered NGC 775 = h2453 on 14 Nov 1835 and noted "pB, S, R, gbM, 18 arcsec" His positions from two sweeps differed by 10 tsec in RA, but clearly identifies ESO 477-018 = PGC 7451.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/29/94): fairly faint, moderately large, slightly elongated ~N-S, 1.5'x1.2, broad concentration with no distinct core. An elongated group of six mag 13-14 stars (6' length oriented E-W) lies 5' S. Located 13' NW of mag 6.7 SAO 167461.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb