Hermann Kobold discovered IC 2968 on 2 Apr 1894 with the 18-inch refractor at the Strasbourg Observatory. The CGCG and UGC notes to NGC 3937 misidentify this galaxy as IC 2958. Harold Corwin notes that RNGC, UGC, NGC 2000.0, and PGC all incorrectly equate IC 2968 with NGC 3937.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/7/89): very faint, small, very elongated E-W. Located 3' W of NGC 3937 in a group.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb