Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 902 = LM 2-334 on 28 Nov 1885 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory. His position is just 1' S of MCG -03-07-005 = PGC 9021.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/28/94): extremely faint, very small, round, 0.4' diameter, low surface brightness, no concentration. A mag 13 star is 3.2' SSE of center. Located 10' S of mag 7.8 SAO 148358. Appears fainter than listed V = 13.7.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb