Lewis Swift discovered IC 1069 = Sw. VII-53 on 8 Apr 1888 and reported "pF; vS; R; in vacancy." His position is 3' too far southeast, but there are no other nearby galaxies so the identification is certain.

600/800mm - 24" (7/10/18): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, ~40"x30", sharply concentrated with a very small bright nucleus.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb