Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1086 = J. 1-335, along with IC 1085, on 8 Jul 1891. His position is 1.7' too far south, apparently due to an error in the declination of the offset star. Some sources (such as Megastar) misidentify nearby MCG +03-38-078 as IC 1086. This fainter galaxy is closer to Javelle's poor position.

600/800mm - 24" (6/22/17): at 375x; fairly faint, very small, round, 15" diameter, high surface brightness, occasional stellar nucleus. IC 1085 lies 14' NW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb