Stephane Javelle discovered IC 555 = J. 1-167 on 22 Mar 1892. The galaxy was probably found again by Lewis Swift 6 nights later and reported as the first object in a short list that appeared between his 10th and 11th formal lists. Swift's declination for Sw. 10A-1 (later IC 554) was 8' too far north.

600/800mm - 24" (2/8/18): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE. 35"x15", sharply concentrated with a bright elongated core and stellar nucleus. The extensions have a low surface brightness. A mag 10.8 star lies 3.7' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb