Wilhelm Tempel discovered NGC 2919 = T I-24 on 1 Feb 1877 and a micrometric position, matching UGC 5102 = PGC 27232, was given in list V-4. The NGC position is 21 sec of RA too far east.

300/350mm - 13.1" (4/29/84): faint, very elongated NNW-SSE. Located 17' ENE of NGC 2911.

400/500mm - 17.5" (2/20/88): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated NNW-SSE, halo gradually brightens. Flanked by two mag 13.5 stars 2.0' E and 2.0' N of center. Two mag 9.5 stars are about 5' SE. NGC 2911 lies 18' WSW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb