E.E. Barnard discovered IC 1283 on the photographic plate taken with the 6" Willard in Jun 1892. He commented that BD -19° 4948 is nebulous and "the nebulosity is very small and principally noticeable on the southern side of the [9.3 magnitude] star." Megastar misidentifies IC 1283 as NGC 6595, which is identical to NGC 6590.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/26/95): at 100x unfiltered appears as a very faint, very large nebulosity, at least 10' diameter. Encompasses a mag 9 star and extends about 10' NE to merge with IC 1284 surrounding mag 7.6 SAO 161273. The illuminating star is 6' NE of reflection nebula NGC 6589 and 8' NNE of NGC 6590 = NGC 6595.

17.5" (6/20/87): at 88x and UHC filter appears as a very large, extensive nebulous region just NE of NGC 6589 and NGC 6595. Has an elongated, irregular shape. Includes a mag 7.5 star near the north end. IC 1284 is a connected portion.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb