Stephane Javelle discovered IC 202 = J. 2-557, along with IC 201 and IC 203, on 5 Dec 1893 and recorded "very faint, very small, diffuse, without condensation."

600/800mm - 24" (12/28/16): at 375x; faint, small, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 25"x10", slightly brighter nucleus. A mag 14.7 star is just beyond the southeast end, 0.9' from center. A mag 10.4 star is 4' SSE and two mag 10.5 stars are a similar distance NNE. IC 202 is the third in a trio (HDCE 117) with IC 199 17.5' WNW and IC 198 22.5' NW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb