Lewis Swift discovered IC 1461 = Sw. IX-98 on 20 Oct 1889 and reported "eeeF; vS; R." There is nothing at his position, but 10' north is CGCG 430-036 and this is probably Swift's object. Howe found this galaxy again 10 years later while searching for IC 1461 and measured an accurate position (repeated in the IC 2 Notes).

600/800mm - 24" (9/23/17): at 200x-375x; fairly faint, small, round, 24" diameter, very small brighter nucleus.

24" (9/22/17): at 375x; fairly faint, small, irregular round, 20" diameter, slightly brighter nucleus, irregular halo? Located 8' SE of mag 8.6 HD 217104.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb