Friedrich Bidschof discovered IC 2951 visually in February 1897 using the 27-inch refractor at the Vienna Observatory. His micrometric position in 1898AN....147..257B is very accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (2/20/88): very faint, small, edge-on E-W. A mag 13 star is at the east edge 41" from the center. Forms a close pair with UGC 6683 2' W within AGC 1367.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb