Ormond Stone discovered NGC 7821 = LM 1-273 on 3 Nov 1885 at Leander McCormick Observatory and recorded "mag 14.0; pS; irr figure, E 125°; glbM." His rough position (nearest min of RA) is 0.6 minutes of RA west of MCG -03-01-019 = PGC 367. Stone later measured an accurate micrometric position in October 1887 (published in the "Southern Nebulae" monograph) and noted the PA = 100° and size 0.5'x0.3'.

400/500mm - 17.5" (9/15/90): fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, moderate concentration but no core. Located 14' E of mag 5.8 SAO 147064. The WLM System lies 1.3° NW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb