Ormond Stone discovered NGC 3233 = LM 1-172 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory. His rough position (nearest min of RA) is 1 min of time west of ESO 568-001. Herbert Howe's corrected position (given in the IC 2 Notes section) is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/13/02): faint, small, elongated nearly 2:1 NW-SE, 1.0'x0.6', irregular surface brightness. There is possibly a very faint envelope surrounding the main bar. Located 16' NNE of mag 6.5 HD 89828.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb