Lewis Swift discovered IC 5149 = Sw. XII-30 on 8 Sep 1897 and reported "eF, S, R, 6 1/2 mag * same parallel follows 63s." His position is 4' too far northwest but his comment of a bright star 63 seconds of RA to the east clinches the identification. I'm surprised he missed ESO 466-024, which was in his same eyepiece field.

600/800mm - 24" (9/6/18): fairly faint, elongated ~5:2 SW-NE, ~50"x20". Contains a bright, round core. The galaxy is nearly colllinear with a mag 11.4 star 2.2' NW and a mag 13 star is 3.7' NW. ESO 466-024, situated 11' WNW, appeared moderately bright (somewhat brighter than IC 5149), slightly elongated, ~40"x30", a strong bright core seems offset towards the north side. A mag 14.7 star is 0.8' S.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb