John Herschel discovered NGC 2200 = h3029, along with NGC 2201, on 1 Jan 1835 and recorded "eF; R; vlbM; 40"." He observed the pair again in Dec 1837, but his NPD was 1° further south. His first position was accurate and matches ESO 254-039 = PGC 18652.

600/800mm - 25" (10/16/17 - OzSky): at 244x; faint, fairly small, round, 40" diameter, low surface brightness. A mag 15.5 star is at the southwest edge. Located 5' SE of mag 9.2 HD 432421 and 7' ESE of mag 8.3 HD 43180. Larger of a pair (similar redshift) with NGC 2201 3.5' SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb