John Herschel discovered NGC 1848 = h2776 on "the first and brightest star, 9th mag, of a cluster of loosely scattered stars" and recorded as "The first and brightest star, 9m, of a cluster of loosely scattered stars." His position is exactly 1 min of RA west of the star at the west edge of the group.

600/800mm - 30" (11/6/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): large, scattered group of stars, winding in a loop or U-shape that is open on the east and northeast side. On the west end is a close, unequal double star with the primary being the brightest star in the cluster. In total between 30-36 stars are resolved in a 5' region (stellar assoication LH 28). At the east end of the loop is S-L 256, a faint but clumpy glow of 20" diameter. NGC 1848 is centered 6' NE of mag 7.3 HD 33923.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb