Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 2119 = St X-19 on 9 Jan 1880. His position matches UGC 3380 = PGC 18136, though the UGC does not identify this number as N2119.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/19/87): faint, very small, bright core, elongated 3:2 NW-SE in a rich star field. A mag 11 star is 2' NE. Located just 6 degrees from the galactic equator.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb