Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1151 = J. 1-358 on 10 Jul 1891. His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 24" (6/22/17): at 200x and 375x; fairly faint to moderately bright, oval 5:2 SSW-NNE, ~1.4'x0.6', broad concentration. There is a strong suggestion of spiral structure in the halo with slightly brighter regions or arcs or spiral arms. A 4' pair of double stars (∑1993/1994) is in the same low power field ~18' ESE; mag 8.6/8.9 at 20" and mag 10.0/12.5 at 17".

Notes by Steve Gottlieb