Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 2890 = LM 1-154 on 11 Jan 1886 and recorded "mag 15.0, 0.3' dia, R, bMN, envelope 15.5." His rough position (nearest min of RA) is 45 sec of RA east of MCG -02-24-024 = PGC 26778. Howe published an accurate position in his 1900 MN observations and Dreyer copied this in the IC 2 notes.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/7/92): faint, very small, round, 15" diameter. Overpowered by mag 7.8 SAO 155191 which lies 3.9' NE!

Notes by Steve Gottlieb