UGC 10176, a flat edge-on, lies 12' ESE. It appeared very faint and thin, ~7:1 WSW-ENE, ~40"x6", very low surface brightness, slightly brighter (elongated) core region. A mag 13.1 star is 1' N.

Lewis Swift discovered IC 1169 = Sw. VII-68 = Sw. VIII-90 on 16 May 1888 and reported "eF; eS; R; stellar nearly bet. 2 distant F st." The two distant stars in his description may be 4.8' due N and 5.6' S. He probably found this galaxy again on 28 May 1889 and reported it as new in his 8th list with description "eF; vS; stellar; pB * n little f[ollowing]." His position was 3.6' too far NE, but the star 4.8' N matches.

600/800mm - 24" (7/18/17): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly oval 4:3 N-S, 35"x25", sharply concentrated with a small intense nucleus and a fairly small diffuse halo.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb