Albert Marth discovered NGC 2941 = m 177 on 1 Apr 1864 with Lassell's 48" on Malta and reported "eF, vS, lE." Dreyer added "p of 2 [with NGC 2943]" in the NGC description. His position is close north of CGCG 092-017 = PGC 27470. This is the 3rd of 6 members of the NGC 2943 group he discovered that night.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/29/89): very faint, very small, slightly elongated. A mag 14 star is 1.2' NW. Located 2.2' WNW of NGC 2943 in a group.

600/800mm - 24" (2/15/18): at 375x; faint, small, slightly elongated, 20"x15", low even surface brightness. Located 2.3' WNW of NGC 2943 in a group.

24" (2/22/14): fairly faint, small, elongated ~2:1 N-S, 20"x12", a mag 15 star is 1' NW. NGC 2943 (brightest in the group WBL 229) is 2.2' ESE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb