John Herschel discovered NGC 2193 = h3026 on 3 Dec 1834 and recorded "F; irreg fig; glbM; has 2 or 3 stars in it." His position from this single sweep is just 30" NNW of center.

300/350mm - 13.1" (2/18/04 - Costa Rica): very faint, fairly small, round, ~1' diameter, low surface brightness. NGC 2181 lies 24' SW. This LMC intermediate-age cluster is the most elliptical of any known with an eccentricity = 0.33. NGC 2193 is located 8' SE of HJ 3838, a mag 10.5/10.5 pair at 10".

Notes by Steve Gottlieb