Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1331 = J. 1-393 on 13 Sep 1892. His position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/8/02): faint, small, very elongated 3:1 ~E-W, 0.6'x0.2', very small brighter core. A faint star is at the west tip and off the north side of the east end. Forms the north vertex of a triangle with mag 8.5 HD 197980 4.6' SW and mag 9 HD 198062 6.0' SE. Forms a pair with MCG -02-53-004 3' NNW, which was not seen. Located 30' S of mag 3.8 Epsilon Aquarii.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb