UGC 3404, situated 14' WSW, appeared fairly faint, fairly small, round, 20"-24" diameter, gradually increases to a faint stellar nucleus. An extremely low surface brightness outer halo wasn't seen. Located 14' WSW of IC 440. UGC 3396 lies 11.6' WSW. Several stars are nearby including a mag 10.7 star just 1.8' N. UGC 3396, situated 26' WSW, appeared fairly faint, fairly small, round, 20"-24" diameter, gradually increases to a faint stellar nucleus. A mag 9.7 star is 2.8' N.

William Denning discovered IC 440 on 16 Nov 1890 while comet hunting in Camelopardus with his 10-inch reflector. He noted "vF, S" and his position matches UGC 3427.

600/800mm - 24" (2/8/18): at 200x and 375x; fairly faint to moderately bright, sharply concentrated with a fairly high surface brightness core ~25" diameter. Very low surface brightness extensions were barely glimpsed extending SSW-NNE. A mag 14.2 star is just off the southwest edge. Located just off the line connecting mag 9.0 star (HD 41373) 6.8' SW and a mag 8.3 star (HD 42249) 9' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb