Lewis Swift discovered NGC 3029 = Sw. III-51 on 8 Feb 1886 with the 16" refractor at the Warner Observatory. His description simply reads "pF; pS; R." His position is 1.5 tmin E and 6.5' N of MCG -01-25-047, so this identification seems very uncertain. RNGC and RC3 identify this object as MCG -01-25-047 (not MCG, though). The MCG RA is +1 tmin too far E.

400/500mm - 17.5" (2/1/03): very faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 0.7'x0.5', very low surface brightness. Located 4.5' E of a mag 11 star. Collinear with two mag 13 star to the NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb