Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1344 = J. 1-405 on 5 Aug 1891 in a group of galaxies.

600/800mm - 24" (9/16/17): at 375x; faint or fairly faint, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, low surface brightness, no core or noticeable zones. A faint star is close to the southwest end. A mag 13.9 star is 1.2' NE and collinear with the major axis. First in a group of 9 IC galaxies within 16'! Forms a pair with IC 1345 1.7' SE. Located 9' N of 6.5-magnitude 9 Aquarii.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb