Lewis Swift discovered IC 1517 = Sw. X-60 on 12 Nov 1891 and reported "eeeF; very small; R; 3 st in a curve p[receding]." His position is just off the west edge of CGCG 382-006 = PGC 72942 and the description matches.

600/800mm - 24" (9/22/17): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, very small bright core, stellar nucleus.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb