William Herschel discovered NGC 2902 = H III-276 on 8 Feb 1785 (sweep 371) and logged "vF; vS; stellar; with 240 the same." CH's reduction is less than 2' northwest of MCG -02-24-030 = PGC 27004. MCG equates NGC 2902 with Bigourdan's IC 543 but Corwin notes that Bigourdan observed both objects so he was not confusing them.

300/350mm - 13.1" (4/10/86): fairly faint, very small, 30" diameter, stellar nucleus. A faint star is off the NW edge.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb