Lewis Swift discovered IC 1864 = Sw. XI-49 on 19 Oct 1897 and recorded "eF; S; R." His RA is 29 seconds too small, but pretty accurate in declination.
400/500mm - 17.5" (12/9/01): faint, small, round, 25" diameter, weak even concentration. Located 2.8° east of the Fornax Dwarf.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb