Albert Marth discovered NGC 2949 = m 180 on 1 Apr 1864 and recorded "vF, query: double?" His position maches the double system CGCG 092-025 = PGC 27579, so both components would have received an NGC designation if he was confident. MCG and PGC (as well as secondary sources such as Megastar) misidentify CGCG 092-024 = PGC 27573 as NGC 2949. This galaxy is 8' N of NGC 2949. The identification is correct in CGCG and RNGC.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/29/89): extremely faint, very small, very low surface brightness, visible with averted only. Located at the east end of the NGC 2943 group. This observation refers to the brighter western component.

600/800mm - 24" (2/15/18): this double system was resolved at 375x. The brighter western galaxy (LEDA 1516936) appeared faint, very small, roundish, 20" diameter. The fainter eastern component (NPM1G +17.0270) was very faint, extremely small, round, 8" diameter. The two galaxies are separated by 32" WSW-ENE.

CGCG 92-24, 8' N, appeared very faint, small, round, 20", low surface brightness. I probably only picked up the slightly brighter central region of this low surface brightness galaxy. CGCG 92-24 = PGC 27573 is misidentified as NGC 2949 in MCG and PGC, as well as secondary sources such as the Uranometria 2000.0 Atlas/Catalog and Megastar.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb