Lewis Swift discovered IC 2913 = Sw. XI-122 on 12 Feb 1898 and recorded "vB; pS; R; sf of 3717." His position is 1.5' too far southeast, but the identification is certain.

900/1200mm - 48" (4/21/17): at 488x; fairly bright, round, 0.6' diameter, moderate even surface brightness but no obvious core/nucleus. Located 7.4' SE of NGC 3717.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb