Wilhelm Tempel discovered NGC 2256 = T IX-3 (along with NGC 2258) on 1 Aug 1883 with an 11" refractor at the Arcetri Observatory. His position and description matches UGC 3519 = PGC 19602.

400/500mm - 17.5" (1/19/91): fairly faint, moderately large, oval 4:3 E-W, broad but only weak concentration. Located 3.5' NNW of a mag 10 star. NGC 2258 lies 15' NNE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb