Truman Safford discovered IC 1174 = Sf 77 on 26 Apr 1867 with the 18.5-inch refractor at the Dearborn Observatory. He recorded "pF, S, bM, N = 12.5m." and his position is accurate.

400/500mm - 18" (7/12/10): this surprisingly bright IC galaxy appeared fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, round, 30" diameter. Increases steadily to the center. Arp 101 (UGC 10164 + UGC 10169) lies 18' SW.

600/800mm - 24" (6/22/17): at 375x; fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, 40"x32", broad concentration. No distinct core but a slightly brighter nucleus with direct vision. Picked up 18' NE of the Arp 101 pair.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb