John Herschel discovered NGC 2250 = h394 on 20 Feb 1830 (sweep 235) and wrote, "place of a *8-9 m in following part of a large pretty rich loose cluster; irreg oblong fig; stars 12...14m." His position matches mag 8.7 HD 46576. The Lynga and RNGC position is 1 tmin too far west.

400/500mm - 18" (1/26/09): at 175x about two dozen stars mag 12-14 stars are resolved in an 8'x4' irregular group, elongated E-W. The brightest star is mag 8.7 HD 46576 on the NE end. Includes several pairs, although none are impressive. Set over a glowing Milky Way background. Appears to be just a weak field enhancement not a true cluster.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb