George Johnstone Stoney, Lord Rosse's assistant, discovered NGC 2833 on 13 Mar 1850 and was one of "15 knots in all". A sketch made the following year only showed a dozen nebulae and NGC 2833 is placed 12' north of NGC 2832 (actual separation is 11'). The NGC position is 6 sec of RA west and 1.5' north of CGCG 181-027.

400/500mm - 17.5" (1/31/87): very faint, small, elongated N-S. A mag 13.5 star is 1.1' E. Located at the north edge of AGC 779 10.9' NNE of NGC 2832.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb