Herbert Howe discovered IC 2379 = Ho I-11, along with IC 2375 and 2377, on 22 Feb 1898 with the 20" refractor at the Chamberlin Observatory in Denver. He noted "vF, vS, 2nd of 3" and his micrometric position matches MCG -02-22-016 = PGC 23681. The identifications of IC 2377 and IC 2379 are reversed in PGC but correct in MCG.

400/500mm - 17.5" (2/8/97): third in close trio with IC 2375 0.9' SSW and IC 2377 2.1' WSW. Very faint, small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 0.5'x0.3'. A mag 15 star lies 30" N. Located 1.9' SW of a mag 12 star and 1.7' NW of a mag 11 star.

600/800mm - 24" (2/16/15): at 322x; fairly faint, fairly small, oval 4:3 NW-SE, 0.45'x0.3', small bright core. Second brightest in the triplet with IC 2377 0.9' SSW and IC 2375 2' WSW. A mag 11 star lies 1.7' SE and a slightly fainter star is 1.9' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb