Frank Muller discovered IC 402 = Stone #212 and recorded "iR, dif", with an estimated mag and size as 15.5 and 1.5'. His recomputed RA using his offset star matches UGCA 99, although the declination is off by ~1.5'. Still, there are no other nearby objects, so the identification is nearly certain. MCG estimated a photographic mag of 13.5, although Paturel et al give 14.4B.

600/800mm - 24" (12/20/17): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, ~30" diameter. A very faint star (mag ~15.5) is at the southwest edge. The halo fades into the background, so the size and shape were difficult to determine. Based on the catalogued magnitude (V = 13.7), this galaxy was fainter than expected. Located 14' ENE of NGC 1779.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb