Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1542 = J. 3-810 on 20 Nov 1897. His position is accurate.
400/500mm - 18" (11/22/08): faint, small, irregularly round, low surface brightness. Located on the NW edge of the NGC 80 cluster. Forms a pair with 2MASX J00203547+2234376 located 1.7' SW.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb