* Astronomy

NGC 2953 is a possible star in the constellation Leo, previously considered a lost or nonexistent object.
The object location is close (separation ~05') to the magnitude +12.3 galaxy NGC 2954.

NGC 2953 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town on the 16th March 1836. 
Wrongly suspecting the celestial object of having a nebula, John Herschel placed it in his general catalogue of nebulae and star clusters. NGC 2953 is also listed in the later New General Catalogue by John Dreyer.

Right Ascension 9h 40m 19s Declination 14º 49' 58"