Fritz Zwicky described this object as an "Interconnected post-eruptive blue pair of galaxies with several knots and jets."

Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1015 = J. 292 on 28 Jun 1892 . His position is accurate.

900/1200mm - 48" (5/16/12): fairly small, irregular glow with several components extending ~0.7' SW-NE. The southwest component was faint, small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE. The two northeast components were connected as a fairly faint, small glow, elongated SW-NE. The east member had a quasi-stellar core.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb