Lewis Swift discovered IC 2995 = Sw. XI-131 on 30 Dec 1897 and noted "vF; L; cE; 8m * near f[ollowing]; np of 2 [with Sw. XI-133]." The second entry was actually observed 2 nights later, so he may have added the comment "np of 2" when preparing his manuscript. Howe observed the field in 1899-00 and reported, "These were discovered on different nights; their positions agree closely, and their descriptions fairly. I examined the locality on two nights, and found only one nebula, which is elongated at 120°, is about 1.5' long, and points toward a star of mag 9, which follows 15 or 20 seconds." So, Sw. XI-133 is a duplicate entry for IC 2995.

DeLisle Stewart found this galaxy again on an Arequipa plate in 1899, measured the position, and noted "F, cL, ellip. sp form, E at 125°." In 1921 it was described at the Helwan Observatory as "F, 3' x 1', E 115°; irr. spiral; the south-following portion is probably absorbed."

400/500mm - 18" (4/29/06): faint, fairly large, very elongated WSW-ENE. In poor seeing appears as a low surface brightness, elongated strip with an irregular, patchy surface brightness and a slightly brighter bulging center but no defined core. Mag 9.5 HD 105111 lies 5.3' ESE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb