Lewis Swift discovered IC 2469 = Sw. XI-93 on 28 Dec 1897 and recorded "pF, cS, vE, 10m * close sp." His RA is 36 seconds too small, but the identification is certain based on his description. In his 6th Lowe Observatory list in A.J. he made a 10° error in the declination, but it was correct in combined 11th list. It's surprising that John Herschel missed this relatively large and bright galaxy.

400/500mm - 18" (3/17/07): moderately bright, very elongated 7:2 SW-NE, 2.5'x0.7', sharply concentrated with a bright 40"x30" core and much fainter extensions. A mag 12 star is superimposed on the southwest end. A mag 10 star lies 5.8' W.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb