William Herschel discovered NGC 7798 = H II-232 = h2290 on 18 Sep 1784 (sweep 277) and recorded "F, S, R, or large stellar." He observed this galaxy again on 13 Nov 1786 (sweep 635) and noted "B, S, R, mbM, near a star." JH made the single observation "pB; S; R; bM; has a * 10m 60° sp, distance 65"."

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/20/90): moderately bright, fairly small, round, increases to bright core, faint stellar nucleus. A mag 11 star is 1.4' SSW of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb