William Herschel discovered NGC 941 = H III-261 = h224, along with NGC 936, on 6 Jan 1785 (sweep 351) and logged "vF, cL. It will just go into the field with the last NGC 936]." Dreyer, using the 72" on 22 Oct 1876, recorded "vF, vL, iR, or perhaps lE ns? No stars near it".

200/250mm - 8" extremely faint, very small. Located 12' E of NGC 936.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/4/93): fairly faint, elongated 4:3 N-S, 2.0'x1.5'. Appears to have a slightly brighter bar within a diffuse halo. Forms a pair with NGC 936 12.5' W.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb