John Herschel discovered NGC 854 = h2468 on 1 Sep 1834 and recorded "pB; lE in meridian; 50" l; gbM." On later sweeps it was called "vF".
400/500mm - 17.5" (10/25/97): very faint, fairly small, slightly elongated (PA uncertain), 0.8' diameter. A mag 13.5-14 star follows by 2.0'.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb