Lewis Swift discovered IC 2537 = Sw. XI-105 on 14 Feb 1898 and reported "eeF; L; cE; no B * near; no triangle as per [NGC] 3113."

400/500mm - 18" (2/19/09): at 175x; fairly faint, moderately large, oval 3:2 SSW-NNE, ~2'x1.5', broad weak concentration. This relatively bright IC galaxy was missed by John Herschel. The Antlia Dwarf lies 15' NNE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb