John Herschel discovered NGC 2106 = h2967 on 21 Nov 1835 and recorded "vF; S; R or lE; gbM; 15"." His position matches ESO 555-003 = PGC 17975.
400/500mm - 17.5" (12/3/88): fairly faint, small, oval, bright core. A mag 13 star is 1.6' N and a mag 13.5 star lies 2.5' ESE.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb