Lewis Swift discovered IC 5269 = Sw. XI-222 on 10 Sep 1896 and reported "vF; pS; R; np of 2 [with IC 5270]." His position is 10 seconds of RA west and 6' north of ESO 406-032 = PGC 70110, not unusual for his later IC positions. Swift confused the orientation as IC 5269 is the south-preceding of the pair, though the discovery dates are a month apart so the positions were perhaps recorded on different nights. Furthermore, Swift gave the discovery date of IC 5269 and 5270 as 2 Sep 1896 in his first Lowe Observatory list (in AJ) and 4 Sep in this third Lowe list (probably different observations). MCG reverses the identifications of IC 5269 and IC 5270.

300/350mm - 13.1" (10/20/84): faint, small, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, brighter center. Forms a pair with IC 5270 11' NNE and IC 1459 lies 26' SSW.

13.1" (7/20/85): fairly small, elongated SW-NE, brighter center.

400/500mm - 18" (10/25/08): fairly faint, small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 40"x20", weak concentration. IC 5270 at the north end of the Grus Chain lies 10.5' NNE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb