William Herschel discovered NGC 790 = H III-433 = h186 on 10 Sep 1785 (sweep 436) and logged "vF, vS." John Herschel logged "F; pL; R; bM; 25" diameter." (8 Jan 1831).
400/500mm - 17.5" (12/8/90): fairly faint, fairly small, round, small bright core, strong stellar nucleus.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb