Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 2896 on 1 May 1864 with the 11-inch refractor at Copenhagen and recorded "F, S, R, *17m very near, *13 follows by 24.3 seconds of time and 30" north." His position and description matches CGCG 122-009 = PGC 26985, with the star (closer to 15th mag) on the west edge.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/13/91): very faint, extremely small, round, small bright core. A mag 15 star is attached at the west end.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb