Lewis Swift discovered IC 5046 = Sw. XI-200 on 9 Jun 1897 and reported "eF; pS; vE; eeF * and vF * near sf point to it; sp of 2 [with IC 5047]." His position is roughly 1.5 minutes of time too large and 3' too far south. But the description is a perfect match. Swift discovered this galaxy a total of 4 times in the summer of 1897! See IC 5039 for the story.

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/6/97): moderately bright, fairly large edge-on, 2'x0.5' NNW-SSE, broad concentration. A faint star is very close to the SE extension [36" from center]. In field with IC 5041 10' NNE.

17.5" (8/5/91): faint, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, sharp concentration. A mag 15 star is at the SE end and a 14th magnitude star is 1.7' ENE of center. Forms a pair with IC 5041 10.0' NNE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb