Lewis Swift discovered NGC 809 = Sw. V-20 on 1 Nov 1886 with the 16" refractor at the Warner Observatory. His position is 22 sec of RA east of MCG -02-06-023 = PGC 7889. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1897 using the 20" refractor at Chamberlin Observatory (repeated in the IC 2 notes).

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/23/92): faint, very small, round, very small brighter core, stellar nucleus.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb