Rudolph Spitaler discovered IC 1197 on 14 Jul 1890 with the Vienna 27-inch refractor. His micrometric position in AN 2993 matches UGC 10219. UGC doesn't label UGC 10219 as IC 1197.

600/800mm - 24" (6/16/12): faint to fairly faint, fairly large thin edge-on 6:1 SW-NE, 1.8'x0.3', broad concentration, very slightly bulging center and tapering tips.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb