John Herschel discovered NGC 2223 = h3043 on 23 Jan 1835 and logged "F; R glbM; has 1 or 2 stars on it and a small close double star (dist 3", 12 and 12 mag) north." His mean position (measured on 3 sweeps) matches ESO 489-049 = UGCA 129.

200/250mm - 8" (1/1/84): very faint, fairly small, elongated ~N-S.

400/500mm - 17.5" (1/20/90): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated N-S, even surface brightness. A mag 14 star is on the north end 24" from center. Apparently I missed the outer 3' low surface brightness outer halo as the superimposed star is just outside the core.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb