William Denning discovered IC 469 on 14 Sep 1890 with his 10-inch reflector while sweeping for comets. It was found in the field of NGC 2300 "and about 40' SE of it." He noted the "object lies central within a very curious semicircle of small stars. It is faint, pretty large, extended, and a little brighter in the middle hunting and recorded "F, S, E, 46' sf of NGC 2336."

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/20/93): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 E-W, 2.0'x1.0', large brighter middle, broad concentration but no nucleus. Surrounded by three mag 8.5-9.5 stars. Mag 8.5 SAO 1236 just 3.8' N is at the west edge of a scattered group of 10 stars including a close, faint double (mag 14/14 at 10"). Mag 9.2 SAO 1224 lies 4.4' SW and mag 9.5 SAO 1237 is 3.6' S. This galaxy is relatively bright for an IC galaxy. UGC 3993 lies 14' S.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb