Lewis Swift discovered NGC 2892 = Sw. I-8 on 11 May 1885 and recorded "pF, pS, R, lbM." His position is 0.2 min of RA east of UGC 5073 = PGC 27111.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/4/92): fairly faint, fairly small, round, gradually brighter halo, faint stellar nucleus. A wide bright double star ∑1349 = 7.5/8.7 at 24" is 11' WSW at the edge of the 220x field. Brightest in a group with UGC 5061 7.5' W.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb