IC 2153 is located near the solar antapex point in the sky (directly opposite the apparent direction the solar system is moving towards in the sky).

DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 2153 = DS 306 on a plate taken on 18 Dec 1900 at Harvard's Arequipa Station. He noted "eF, vS, susp."

400/500mm - 18" (2/5/11): very faint, very small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 20"x14". A wide pair of mag 13/14 stars lie 1.5' SSE. Located 15' W of mag 5.5 HD 41047 and 13' SE of mag 8 HD 40719. This is a very close interacting, double system but it appeared unresolved.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb