Ormond Stone discovered IC 184 = LM(S) 55 on 15 Oct 1887 and recorded it as #55 in the Leander-McCormick Observatory catalogue of Southern Nebula (1893). Stone noted mag 15.0 and 0.2' diameter and his micrometric position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/23/97): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S, broad concentration. Located 2.7' NNW of a mag 10-11 star. This galaxy was picked up while searching for HCG 14 which is located 14' due south and is brighter than the two primary galaxies in HCG 14. NGC 788 lies 19' E (also stumbled across in the area).

900/1200mm - 48" (10/24/14): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 5:2 N-S, 0.6'x0.25'. Contains a bright core and a very bright nucleus.

IC 184 is a Seyfert 2 galaxy and the brightest in a small group that includes the three brightest members of HCG 14, located ~13' S.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb