Editing NGC 1 (section)

== Observation history ==
Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 1 on 30 Sep 1861 while testing the 11-inch f/17.5 Merz refractor of the Copenhagen Observatory.  He missed nearby NGC 2.  This was d'Arrest's first deep sky discovery, though he was uncertain if his object was identical to h4 or h5 (both of which refer to NGC 16).  His descriptions (combination of 4 observations) read "faint, small, round, 20", no concentration.  In a straight line connecting two stars 11 and 14 mag."  Herman Schultz observed NGC 1 three times in 1866 and 1868 with a 9.6-inch refractor at Uppsala and he also missed fainter NGC 2.  The NGC 1 and 2 pair are not physically related. NGC 1 lies at a distance of ~200 million l.y. with NGC 2 at roughly 320 million l.y. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%201-7840%20complete.htm|title=www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%201-7840%20complete.htm|website=Astronomy Mall}}</ref>

The initial observers missed [[NGC 2]], which is much fainter. NGC 1 appears to be quite close to NGC 2, in reality however, the two objects are far apart and unrelated. NGC 2 was first observed as a "companion" of NGC 1 by [[Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse|Lawrence Parsons]].<ref name="cseligman" />