William Herschel discovered NGC 2963 = H III-315 = h619 on 3 Apr 1785 (sweep 390) and noted "eF, vS, 240x confirmed it." Caroline's reduced position is 2.4' northwest of UGC 5222. Herschel missed nearby NGC 2957, which was later discovered by his son.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/4/92): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, broadly concentrated halo, faint extensions. A wide double star mag 11/13 is 1.8' S of center (30" separation in PA 45°). Forms a pair with NGC 2957 3' WNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb