John Herschel discovered NGC 2924 = h3175 on 12 Feb 1836 and logged "pB; R; 20"." His position matches MCG -03-25-008 = PGC 27253.

300/350mm - 13.1" (4/10/86): fairly faint, very small, round, faint stellar nucleus. A faint mag 14 star (similar in brightness to the nucleus) is off the SE edge, 1.0' from center.

600/800mm - 24" (2/13/18): moderately bright, fairly small, round, 35" diameter, consists of mainly a large bright core and only a small halo. A mag 13.5 star is 1.1' SE and a mag 15 star is at the SW edge, ~20" from center. Mag 9.7 HD 83049 lies 6.6' SE and mag 7.8 HD 82927 is 8' W. Forms a pair with IC 546 5' WNW. The companion was fairly faint, small, slightly elongated E-W, 25"x20" diameter, with a mag 13.7 star attached on the north side. Just 3' W of IC 546 is mag 7.8 HD 82927, a wide unequal pair.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb