Baracchi discovered 2 NGC-objects, visually using the 48" reflector at Melbourne Observatory (the last great telescope with metal mirror, erected in 1869). Both objects are open clusters in Mensa. They are listed in: Ellery, R., Observations of the Southern Nebulae made with the Great Melbourne Telescope from 1869 to 1885 (Melbourne 1885).

D	N	NI	Y	M	D	Ap	I	T	Con	Type	S
1	N	2043	1884	12	18	48	Rl	v	MEN	OCL	4
1	N	2072	1884	12	18	48	Rl	v	MEN	OCL	4

Melbourne Observatory and 48" f/41.7 Reflector