Truman Safford discovered IC 1303 = Sf 37 on 9 Jun 1866 with the 18.5-inch refractor at the Dearborn Observatory. He recorded "vF, 30" diam, with small cluster." His position is 2' too far southwest.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/26/95): very faint, small, slightly elongated 4:3 E-W, 40"x30", no concentration. Collinear with two mag 14 stars to the SW with one star at the edge of the halo. Forms an unusual pair with IC 1302 9.4' SW in a rich Milky Way field.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb