Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1096 = J. 1-342, along with IC 1097, on 20 Jul 1892. His micrometric position matches CGCG 106-010 = PGC 54050, the faintest of 3 galaxies in a trio. IC 1097 matches UGC 9735 = PGC 54059, the second brightest. Apparently either Javelle missed CGCG 106-011 = PGC 54055, the brightest in the trio, or perhaps just failed to measure a position. In any case all modern catalogues (MCG, CGCG, PGC, HyperLeda, SIMBAD, UGC Notes) misidentify CGCG 106-011 as IC 1096. Malcolm Thomson and Harold Corwin agree with this identification. See their identification files for more.

600/800mm - 24" (6/13/15): faint, small, round, 12" diameter. First and faintest in a trio with CGCG 106-011 (misidentified as IC 1096 in all modern sources) 1.1' NE and IC 1097 2.3' ESE. Situated 1.2' SSE of a mag 10.3 star and 1.6' W of a mag 11.2 star! The two stars and 3 galaxies are within a 3' circle.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb