Lewis Swift discovered IC 2125 = Sw. XI-77 on 26 Nov 1897 and reported "eeeF; vS; R; eee diff[icult]." His position is 2' too far northwest, close enough to secure the identification.

600/800mm - 24" (1/1/19): at 260x; fairly faint, small, round, 18" diameter. Seems to have a very low surface brightness outer halo with a diameter of 25"-30". A mag 14 star is 1.4' SE, a mag 9.8 star (very unequal pair) is 4' SE and a mag 13 star is 6.7' SE - all stars collinear with the galaxy. Located 25' SE of mag 6.5 HD 35386.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb