Stephane Javelle discovered IC 101 = J. 2-523, along with IC 102 and 114, and recorded "vF, E, about 1' long, no central condensation." It was found again on a Crossley reflector plate taken by Keeler in 1898-1900 and catalogued as a new nebula (#28) in the 1908 Publications of Lick Observatory, Vol VIII.

400/500mm - 18" (12/3/05): faint hazy spot, irregularly round, ~20"-25" diameter. A mag 14.5 star lies 1' S. Pair with fainter IC 102 5' SE. Located 10' SW of NGC 522 in the NGC 524 group.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb