Lewis Swift discovered IC 1359 = Sw. IX-96 on 11 Sep 1889 and recorded "eeF; eS; stellar; eF * attached." His position is 40" SW of center of UGC 11684. Based on my visual observation, I think it's likely he assumed the nearly stellar nucleus was a star.

600/800mm - 24" (7/21/17): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 ~N-S, 50"x16". Unusual appearance with a small, prominent, sharply defined core. The edge-on arms appeared as thin, much fainter extensions or wings. Located 16' SSE of mag 7.7 HD 201297.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb