Rudolph Spitaler discovered IC 1362 = Spitaler 24 on 29 Sep 1891. He described it as "Air good, but a bit hazy. Very faint, round nebula of at most 1/4' diameter; 1/2' NE of the nebula is a mag 14 star. Excentric to the middle, I notice at times a faint star." His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 24" (10/6/18): at 375x; faint, very small, round, 15"-20" diameter, occasionally slightly elongated, low surface brightness, very small brighter nucleus. Visible continuously at 375x. Located 9' ESE of mag 8.6 HD 201893. Member of the IC 1365 group with a light travel time of ~665 million years.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb