John Herschel discovered NGC 2822 = h3156 on 29 Jan 1835 and called "pF, vS, R, glbM." His RA is marked as approximate and is 1.5 min too far west. He may have reversed the offset from nearby Beta as the galaxy is east.

600/800mm - 24" (4/4/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this galaxy is located just 5.4' NE of mag 1.7 Beta Carinae (Miaplacidus)! The view is significantly hampered by the overwhelming glare of the bright star in the 24". At 260x it appeared moderately bright and large, elongated 5:3 WSW-ENE, ~1.0'x0.6', with a fairly high surface brightness. Planetary Nebula IC 2448 lies 39' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb