Delisle Stewart discovered IC 1627 = D.S. 140 in 1899 on a plate taken at Harvard's Arequipa Station. He reported it as "cF, S, veE at 135°, vcbM"

600/800mm - 25" (10/15/17 - OzSky): at 397x; excellent edge-on, fairly large, elongated 7:1 NW-SE, ~2.1'x0.3'. Contains a brighter, very elongated core that is angled slightly differently than the extensions or perhaps the extensions are slightly warped [verified on the DSS!]. A mag 13 star is just east of the southeast flank. The major axis is collinear with a mag 10.8 star 2.9' NW. IC 1627 is the second or third brightest member of AGC 2877 (brightest is IC 1633, located 20' NE).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb