Stephane Javelle discovered IC 119 = J. 1-59 on 6 Nov 1891 and recorded "faint, elongated E-W, without condensation." His position matches UGC 1047 in AGC 194.

600/800mm - 24" (9/23/17): at 375x; faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 E-W, low even surface brightness, 0.6'x0.2'. The view is significantly compromised by mag 7.0 HD 8943 just 1.6'E! Also mag 8.6 HD 8930 is 3' N. Member of AGC 194 with NGC 564 10' N, NGC 560 11' NW, NGC 558 11' WNW and IC 120 8' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb