William Denning discovered IC 334 on 30 Sep 1891 with his 10-inch reflector. He called it "tolerably bright, pretty small" and noted "an extremely faint star involved on the S. side of the nebula. The latter is fairly conspicuous with a power of 60, and much brighter in the middle."

400/500mm - 17.5" (1/9/99): surprisingly bright for an IC galaxy! The center is sharply concentrated with a bright 1' core and a much fainter irregular halo at least 2.5' in diameter. A faint star is superimposed at the south side of the core. Situated in a starry field with several mag 12/13 stars within a few arc minutes.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb