John Herschel discovered NGC 1926 = h2838 on 3 Nov 1834 and recorded "pB; R; 60". Situated in the main body of the Nubecula Major." On a second observation he wrote "pB; pL; irreg R; r. Field full of light, consisting partly of stars, and partly of resolvable nebula." His position (on his first two sweeps) matches this cluster.

James Dunlop possibly discovered this object earlier on 3 Aug 1826 with his 9" reflector and recorded D 131 as "a very faint ill-defined small nebula." His position is 2' NE of the cluster, but also just 1.7' S of NGC 1928, and I'd be surprised if Dunlop picked up one of these clusters and not the other. Another possibility is his observation refers to NGC 1922, which is 5.6' W of his position. Unless there is additional information on his observation, I don't see how an assignment can be made (Steinicke gives both NGC 1926 and 1928).

600/800mm - 24" (4/5/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this bright LMC cluster appeared moderately large, ~55" diameter, irregularly round with a high surface brightness. Located between two mag 11.5 stars 1' S and 1.5' N. Located along the central bar with NGC 1922 4.2' WNW and NGC 1928 3.4' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb