Lewis Swift discovered IC 1264 = Sw. IX-84, along with IC 1263 and 1264, on 19 Jun 1890. He recorded "eeeF; pS; R; 3rd of 3; eee difficult." His position is less than 1' too far north. I'm surprised Swift missed the nearby MCG as it has a higher surface brightness.

600/800mm - 24" (7/2/16"): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 35"x20", fairly even surface brightness, slightly brighter core. Faintest of three IC's anchoring a group, with IC 1262 8' NNW and IC 1263 12' NNW.

MCG +07-36-024, just 0.9' NE, appeared fairly faint, small, round, 10", higher surface brightness than IC 1264. A mag 14 star is 45" E and a mag 16 star is barely off the northwest edge.

24" (6/30/16): at 322x; fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 40"x30", fairly low surface brightness. Forms a close pair with MCG +07-36-024 0.9' NE. The companion is fairly faint, small, round, 12", with a mag 16 star at the northwest edge. IC 1264 is a member of the IC 1262 group and is situated 8' SSE of IC 1262. CGCG 226-029 is 7.6' ENE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb