Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1428 = J. 2-79, along with IC 1422 and 1425, on 19 Aug 1893. His position is accurate.
600/800mm - 24" (9/5/18): at 375x; very faint, very small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 25"x15", low surface brightness. A mag 14.5 star is 45" S and a mag 9.5 star is 3' SW.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb