Lewis Swift discovered IC 1102 = Sw. X-30 on 24 Jun 1891 and reported "eeeF; vS; F * with dist. com[panion] nr. nf; eee diff." His position is 2' too far SE, but there are no other nearby candidates and two stars match his description, so the identification is certain.

600/800mm - 24" (7/18/17): at 282x; fairly faint, elongated 2:1 ~N-S, 25"x12", nearly even surface brightness. Two mag 11.9 and 13.4 stars (1.4' separation) lie 2'-3' SE. Member of the USGC U690 group containing 21 galaxies.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb