Lewis Swift discovered NGC 3292 = Sw. VI-36 on 16 Apr 1887 and noted "vF; vS; lE." His RA was 28 seconds of RA too small. Herbert Howe provided an accurate position with the 20" refractor in Denver (repeated in the IC 2 Notes section).

400/500mm - 18" (3/29/03): at 260x, very faint, very small, slightly elongated N-S, 0.6'x0.4'. Either has a faint stellar nucleus or there is a faint star superimposed. Forms a close double system with MCG -01-27-022 0.9' WSW which was not noticed.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb