Frank Muller discovered NGC 836 = LM 2-325 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory. There is nothing at his position but 1.3 min of RA east is ESO 544-017 = PGC 8304. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1899-00 using the 20" refractor at Chamberlin Observatory (repeated in the IC 2 notes).

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/8/94): very faint, small, round, low even surface brightness. A mag 14 star is 2.3' ENE. NGC 837 lies 23' S and NGC 849 is 16' SSW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb