Bindon Stoney, LdR's assistant, discovered NGC 1889 on 29 Oct 1851. He described NGC 1888 as a "close double nebula, the preceding nebula NGC 1888] is elongated NW-SE.". The rough position in the NGC is very close.

300/350mm - 13.1" (12/22/84): faint, extremely small, round. Forms a contact pair with much brighter NGC 1888. Located just east of the north end of NGC 1888.

900/1200mm - 48" (2/18/12): very bright, small, round, very high surface brightness core, stellar nucleus, 0.4' diameter. Forms a contact pair at the east edge of the core of NGC 1888

48" (10/22/11): very bright, small, round, 25" diameter, very high surface brightness. Attached on the east side of the core of NGC 1888.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb