Lewis Swift discovered IC 1622 = Sw. XI-11, along with IC 1623, on 19 Nov 1897 and logged "vF; S; R; np of 2 [with IC 1623]." His position is ~2' too far north-northwest, a similar error as IC 1623. The IC description was corrected to read "sp of 2".

600/800mm - 24" (10/5/13): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 25" diameter. Picked up 3.1' SW of IC 1623, a very close double system, also known as Arp 236 and VV 114. 365x revealed a broad concentration with a brighter nucleus.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb