CGCG 198-024, located 8' NE, appeared faint, very small, round, 15" diameter. A mag 13 star is 0.6' NW. CGCG 198-025, located 15' SE, appeared faint to fairly faint, small, round, 20" diameter, quasi-stellar nucleus.

Lewis Swift discovered IC 1245 = Sw. IX-75 on 15 Sep 1889 and reported "eF; S; R; BM; F * close s; 3 or 4 others nr. n." His position is 1.5' too far NW, within his usual positional errors.

600/800mm - 24" (7/18/17): at 375x; fairly faint to moderately bright, elongated 4:3 NW-SE, ~40"x30", broad mild concentration. A mag 10.3 star (SAO 65873) is 4' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb