IC 1218 NGC 6621
Dra
☀13.6mag
Ø 60'' / 48''

Lewis Swift discovered IC 1065 = Sw. VII-52 on 7 Apr 1888 and recorded "vF, pS, R." His position is just off the south side of the galaxy. Identified in the MCG only as +11-18-008.

400/500mm - 18" (7/10/10): faint, very small, 15" diameter. Appears to have an extremely low surface brightness halo increasing the diameter to 30". Located 14' SE of Stein 775 = 11.5/12.0 at 9".

Notes by Steve Gottlieb