James Dunlop discovered NGC 1795 = D 81 = h2738 on 24 Sep 1826 with his 9" reflector and described "a faint nebula, 35" diameter, a small star preceding". Dunlop's position is just 2' N of this LMC cluster. JH made a single observation on 12 Nov 1836 and recorded "F, pL, lE, 2'."

600/800mm - 24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright cluster, relatively large, 0.9' diameter, fairly smooth glow with no resolution. Located 2.9' ENE of a mag 10.5 star. This star forms the northern vertex of a distinctive isosceles triangle (legs 3.5' and base 1.4') with two mag 10.2 and 11 stars to its south.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb