The cluster was also observed by Adolph Cornelius Petersen in 1849 with the 18 cm refractor at the Altona Observatory.

The cluster was also observed by Hermann Carl Vogel, without mentioning its General Catalogue number.

[4] NGC 2194 is a rich and moderately concentrated, with Trumpler class III1r, open cluster.

[5] There are some stars that are bluer than the turn-off point and if they are members of the cluster they are possibly blue stragglers.

[5] Piatti et al. determined the age of the cluster to be 400 Myr and its distance to be 3,200 pc.