Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 7759 = LM 1-267, along with NGC 7754, on 28 Nov 1885 and noted "mag 14.0; vS; R." His rough position falls just 1' south of MCG -03-60-018. Curiously, his RA is 1 minute larger than NGC 7754, though NGC 7759 is actually west. The relatively bright mag estimate (14.0) secures this identification.

Lewis Swift found the galaxy again in 1886 and communicated the discovery directly to Dreyer, who referenced Swift's 6th discovery list, which was in preparation when the NGC went to press. But Swift didn't published the rediscovery in either his 6th or later 9th list, possibly due to Leavenworth's earlier discovery. Howe measured a very accurate micrometric position in 1899-00. The identifications of NGC 7754 and 7759 are reversed on the Uranometria 2000 Atlas, placing them in RA order.

400/500mm - 17.5" (9/26/92): fairly faint, very small, round, bright core, almost stellar nucleus. Located 2.8' S of a mag 9.5 star. Forms a pair with NGC 7754 6' SE.

600/800mm - 24" (8/31/16): at 282x; fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, roundish, sharply concentrated with a bright core that gradually increases to the center. The 45" outer halo has a low surface brightness. A mag 14.8 star is 1.6' SSE. NGC 7759A = MCG -03-60-019 is attached at the east edge of the halo. The companion appeared extremely faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 WSW-ENE, ~20"x7".

Notes by Steve Gottlieb