Ormond Stone discovered NGC 3208 = LM 1-171 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory. His rough position (nearest min of RA) is a reasonable match with ESO 500-025 (30 tsec too far west). Herbert Howe measured an accurate RA in 1899-00at the Chamberlin Observatory in Denver (mentioned in the IC 2 notes section)

400/500mm - 18" (4/10/04): faint, moderately large, round. At 220x, appears as a low surface brightness glow with a very weak concentration, ~1.2' diameter. Situated between two mag 10.5 stars - the closer is 1.6' due west and the second star is 3.0' due E! Outlying member of AGC 1060?

Notes by Steve Gottlieb