Stephane Javelle discovered IC 194 = J. 2-552 on 6 Jan 1894. He noted "very faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, no concentration. Difficult because of a vicinity of the comparison star."

600/800mm - 24" (12/28/16): at 200x and 375x; fairly faint, thin edge-on 5:1 N-S, ~0.9'x0.2', very small brighter nucleus. A mag 10.6 star is 3.8' E. Located 18' SE of mag 4.1 Alpha Psc (Alrescha).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb