John Herschel discovered NGC 2895 = h601 on 9 Feb 1831 (sweep 323) and logged "vF; R; vgbM; 15"; has a coarse double star 7' south." His position and description matches CGCG 289-009 = PGC 27092.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/4/92): faint, small, elongated 4:3 WSW-ENE, broad concentration in halo to brighter core. Collinear with a wide double star 6' SSW (10.5/12.5 at 50" oriented SSW-NNE).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb