Lewis Swift discovered IC 1223 = Sw. X-37 on 11 Jul 1890 and reported "eeeF; pS; R; bet. 2 distant F st; B * with very distant com[panion] s[outh]." His position is 4' too far northwest, but his description is a perfect match.

600/800mm - 24" (7/20/17): at 282x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, 0.5'x0.4', slightly brighter core. Situated between a mag 12 star 2.9' WNW and a mag 13.5 star 2.0' ESE. Located 6' N of a brighter mag 10.5 star.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb