Edward Swift discovered IC 1145 = Sw. VII-61 on 13 Jul 1887 and recorded "eeF; pS; R; Not GC 4146 [NGC 6011]." The published RA is about 2 minutes too large and the dec 1.5' too large (an error of ~10'), but there are no other nearby candidates so the identification is fairly secure. Coincidentally, the position is about 17' due north of[NGC 6011, though Swift claimed "Not[NGC 6011", so he apparently also viewed this galaxy. MCG fails to label its MCG +12-15-015 as IC 1145.

600/800mm - 24" (6/23/17): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 or 7:2 NNW-SSE, ~0.8'x0.25', broad weak concentration but no distinct core. NGC 6011 lies 19' SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb