William Herschel discovered NGC 95 = H II-257 = h19 on 18 Oct 1784 (sweep 298) and logged "F, S, R, lbM." He found it again on 23 Nov 1785 (sweep 477) and noted "F, pL, mbM, iR." JH made the single observation "vF; pL; R; gbM."

300/350mm - 13.1" (12/19/87): faint, small, round, weak concentration.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/19/87): moderately bright, moderately large, round, bright core, very faint stellar nucleus, diffuse halo. A mag 12 star is 2.0' NE of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb