Stephane Javelle discovered IC 29 = J. 1-21, along with IC 30, 32 and 33, on 6 Nov 1891. His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 24" (9/23/17): at 375x; very faint, very small, round, 15" diameter, low even surface brightness. First in a quartet with IC 30 5.7' NNE. The light-travel time is ~750 million years, so a pretty distant group.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb