Frank Muller discovered NGC 7808 = LM 1-272 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory and recorded "mag 15.0; vS; R; stellar N; star 8.5m at 3.6' separation in PA 240° [southwest]. There is nothing at his rough position (nearest min of RA) but 2 minutes of RA east (common error) is MCG -02-01-013 = PGC 243 and the description matches. He missed MCG -02-01-012, the faint galaxy immediately following the star. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1899-00 at Denver (repeated in the IC 2 Notes). ESO misidentifies this number with a "Conc of stars only".

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/16/93): fairly faint, fairly small, round bright core dominates, slightly elongated much fainter halo SSW-NNE. Located 3.5' NE of a mag 10 star and 20' SW of 3 Ceti (V = 5.1). Forms a pair with MCG -02-01-012 3' SW, which is situated just 40" E of the mag 10 star. The MCG appeared very faint, very small, elongated 5:2 N-S, 20"x8".

17.5" (9/15/90): faint, very small, round, weak concentration. A mag 9.5 star is 4' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb