Lewis Swift discovered IC 266 = Sw. VIII-7 on 3 Nov 1888 and recorded "eF; eS; R." His position is pretty accurate, although MCG fails to label MCG 07-07-010 as IC 266.

600/800mm - 24" (11/7/18): at 260x and 375x very small but high surface brightness, ~20" diameter, contains a bright stellar nucleus. Situated in a rich star field with a string of five mag 13.5-14.5 stars is off the west side, trailing south towards a mag 10.7 star 5' SSW. IC 266 is located 25' ENE of NGC 1122.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb