Lewis Swift discovered IC 5115 = Sw. XI-205 on 12 Sep 1896 and wrote, "eeF; vS; faint * near f; not [NGC]7068." There is nothing at his position but nearly 30 seconds of RA east is CGCG 426-060, and this galaxy is taken as IC 5115. Although a group of at least 8 stars is immediately west, there isn’t a faint star close east that would have drawn his attention. Secondly, I find it odd that NGC 7068 was mentioned in the description as it is located 1.2° NW, well outside of Swift's field of view. Finally, CGCG 426-060 has a very low surface brightness and was missed in my 24", I'm skeptical it was picked up by Swift.

600/800mm - 24" (7/28/19): very similar view as previous notes at 322x. Visible with direct vision and not difficult to hold continuously.

24" (10/6/18): fairly faint, fairly small, round, ~25" diameter, very small bright nucleus. The galaxy forms a right angle with a mag 14 star 0.8' W and a mag 14.5 star 1.3' SSE. This compact CGCG is situated just 32' SE of the center of M15!

Notes by Steve Gottlieb