Lewis Swift discovered IC 1719 = Sw. XI-22 on 4 Sep 1897 and reported "vF; S; R; eF * near n[orth]-f[ollowing]." The IC description calls the nearby star "cF" or "considerably faint", probably from one of his earlier lists. His position is 3.8' S too far south and this galaxy has a mag 10 star 7' NE, perhaps the mentioned star.

600/800mm - 24" (11/7/18): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small, round, very small bright core. A mag 14.5 star is off the NE side [1.1' NE of center]. Located 30' SW of mag 6.5 HD 10216.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb