Herbert Howe discovered IC 2482 = Ho. 2-3 on 14 Mar 1899 and noted "F, vS, 10m * preceding 7 seconds, 0.8' N."

600/800mm - 24" (2/24/20): at 200x and 260x; moderately bright, fairly large, oval 3:2 NW-SE, strong concentration with a bright oval core and a large, low surface brightness halo. I was surprised by its relative brightness for an IC galaxy. Two 10th mag stars are 5' NW and 10' NW. NGC 2881 = Arp 275 lies 17' WNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb