Rudolph Spitaler discovered IC 484 = Spitaler 11, along with IC 485 and IC 486, on 6 Mar 1891 with the 27" refractor at Vienna. Stephane Javelle independently discovered the galaxy on 30 Jan 1892. Both measured accurate micrometric positions.

600/800mm - 24" (2/7/15): faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE, ~18"x12". A mag 15.5 star is 0.8' SW. IC 485 is 4.8' NE and IC 486 is 5.5' SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb