John Herschel discovered NGC 882 = h213 on 11 Jan 1831 and logged "eF; R; gbM; 12"; near a * 16m.". His position is 1' N of MCG -01-06-089 = PGC 8822 and the faint star is to the SW.
400/500mm - 17.5" (12/18/89): very faint, very small, slightly elongated, weak concentration. A mag 14 star is 0.9' SW.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb