William Herschel discovered NGC 7751 = H III-437 = h2269 on 27 Sep 1785 (sweep 442) and logged "eF, vS, er, resembles a patch of stars. 240x confirmed it." His RA is 30 tsec east of UGC 12778 and JH's RA is 1.0 tmin too large. The NGC position (from d'Arrest) is accurate.

300/350mm - 13.1" (11/29/86): faint, small, irregularly round, brighter core.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb