Guillaume Bigourdan discovered IC 208 = B. 134 on 3 Dec 1888 and recorded "mag 13.4-13.5; very diffuse; 1.0'-1.5' dia; no nucleus." His position is 1.5' too far south but the description is accurate.

600/800mm - 24" (1/25/14): fairly faint, fairly large, round, 1.5' diameter, very low though irregular surface brightness, no core or nucleus. Located 4.5' NNW of NGC 825.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb