Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1417 = J. 1-454 on 4 Nov 1891. His position is accurate.
600/800mm - 24" (9/22/17): at 260x and 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated, 3:1 or 7:2 WNW-ESE, 0.9'x0.3', contains a small brighter elongated core with faint extensions, a mag 15 star is at or just off the ESE end. Located 12' NW of NGC 7171.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb