Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1353 = J. 1-J. 414 on 6 Aug 1891 in a group of faint galaxies. His position is just off the west side of LEDA 940278. This galaxy is not in any of the major galaxy catalogues and HyperLeda doesn't label LEDA 940278 as IC 1345.

600/800mm - 24" (9/16/17): at 375x; extremely faint and small, round, only glimpsed occasionally. Located 1.5' ESE of IC 1349 in a group of 9 IC galaxies.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb