Lewis Swift discovered IC 1216 = Sw. VII-84 on 2 Aug 1888 and recorded "eeeF; pS; R; eee diff; 3rd of 4." His position is accurate. In a short errate table to his 8th lists he made the correction "for: 3rd of 4 read: 2nd of 3 [with IC 1215 and 1218].."

600/800mm - 24" (6/14/15): second and faintest in a trio with IC 1215 3.4' NW and IC 1218 10' SSE. Faint to fairly faint, elongated 3:2, ~30"x20", low surface brightness with no significant core.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb