Stephane Javelle discovered IC 263 = J. 1-99 on 9 Nov 1891. There is nothing at his position, but Malcolm Thomson found that Javelle misidentified his reference star, which should have been GSC 4699-221. When his offsets are applied to this star, the position lands on this galaxy. This galaxy is not identified in IC 263 in any of the modern catalogues, except for NED.

400/500mm - 18" (1/15/07): faint, very small, slightly elongated, 20"x15", even surface brightness, seen with direct vision. Located 20' NE of NGC 1104 and 105' due east of M77.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb