Lewis Swift discovered IC 1226 = Sw. X-38 on 11 Jul 1890 and reported "eF; S; R; forms arc of circle with 4 stars." The 4 stars are the ones noted in my description. The IC references Swift's 9th paper instead of his 10th.

600/800mm - 24" (7/20/17): at 282x; fairly faint, fairly small, round, 20"-24" diameter, broad weak concentration though no well defined nucleus. A very distinctive curving string of 4 equally spaced stars extends to the southwest, with the galaxy perfectly fitting the curve.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb