As the object was characterized as stellar, it is assumed that the initial observation was of the star, not PGC 1281966 that is generally referred to as NGC 486 today.
كما تم وصف الكائن بأنه رائعة، والملاحظة الأولية كانت من النجم، وليس PGC 1281966 التي يشار إليها اليوم بإسم NGC 486.