John Herschel discovered NGC 792 = h187 on 7 Sep 1828 and logged "eF; S; R; has a *11m 15° nf." His position and description matches UGC 1517 = PGC 7744.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/18/89): faint, very small, slightly elongated WNW-ESE, small bright core. Three mag 11-12 stars in a E-W line of 2' length begins 3' SSW and extends to the west. NGC 786 lies 12' WSW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb