Lewis Swift discovered IC 2526 = Sw. XI-101 on 30 Dec 1897 and wrote "vF; S; R; 7.5m * nf; 2 or 3 F st near." The bright star he mentions is HD 86229 (mag 8.5), situated 8' WNW. In his earlier 8th discovery list published in MNRAS, he correctly placed the star "preceding". There was also confusion on the discovery date; he reported 19 Feb 1898, but gave 30 Dec 1897 in his large accumulated 11th list.

600/800mm - 24" (4/14/18): at 282x; fairly faint to moderately bright, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, ~1'x0.35', strong concentration with a small high surface brightness core. Situated in a rich Antlia star field with numerous nearby faint stars including a string that begins at the south side and curls to the southeast. Located 8' E of mag 8.5 HD 86229. A small distinctive group of 5 stars is just south of this star. IC 2526 is a member of the NGC 3100 group, centered 1° NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb