Lewis Swift discovered NGC 2303 = Sw. VI-29 on 24 Nov 1886 with a 16" refractor at Warner Observatory. His position is 11 tsec west and 23" north of UGC 3603 = PGC 19891. Bigourdan measured an accurate position on 9 Jan 1891 (repeated in the IC 2 notes). UGC does not label the galaxy as NGC 2302 and MCG gives an uncertain NGC identification.

400/500mm - 17.5" (2/8/91): fairly faint, very small, round, small bright core, stellar nucleus.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb