Frank Muller discovered IC 343 = LM(S) 160 on 14 Oct 1887 and noted "lE 90°, dif." His micrometric position in the 1893 catalogue of "Southern Nebulae" (#160) matches ESO 548-066.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/11/99): faint, small, elongated 3:2 E-W, 30"x20". Situated between two mag 13 stars 1.6' E and 2.0' SW of center. Located 8' N of NGC 1407 in a group of 8 NGC galaxies.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb