Lewis Swift discovered IC 1895 = Sw. XI-52 on 8 Oct 1896 and reported "eeF; pS; 2 st in meridian [N-S] close p[receding]." His position is 4.5' too far south and 7 seconds of RA too far west, but the identification is certain based on his comment on the two nearby stars (12th magnitude). The declination was corrected in Robert Baker's 1933 "Catalogue of 985 Extragalactic Nebulae in a Region in Fornax and Eridanus", based on photographs taken with the Bruce astrograph in South Africa.

600/800mm - 24" (12/6/18): at 260x; almost moderately bright, fairly small, round, very small bright core with a 25"-30" halo. Two 12th magnitudes stars are nearby at 0.9' SW and 1.6' NW, with the stars oriented directly N-S.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb