Sherburne Wesley Burnham discovered IC 248 in Sep 1891 while unsuccessfully searching for NGC 1059 with the 36-inch refractor at Lick Observatory (Publ of Lick Observatory, II). His position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (1/20/90): fairly faint, fairly small, gradually brighter middle, almost round, diffuse halo. Located 11' WNW of a mag 8.2 SAO 93057 in the NGC 1020 group.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb