William Herschel discovered NGC 2844 = H III-628 on 18 Mar 1787 (sweep 716) and called "cF, cS." His position is within 1' of UGC 4971 = PGC 26501.

300/350mm - 13.1" (1/18/85): faint, very small, slightly elongated ~N-S, small brighter core. Located 9' SSW of mag 7.0 SAO 42822 and 8' WSW of mag 7.7 SAO 42826. The NGC 2852 and NGC 2853 pair lies 16' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb