MCG -01-01-074, located 8.2' SSW, appeared extremely faint, very small, occasionally elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, very low surface brightness.

Truman Safford discovered IC 6 = Sf. 89 = J. I-4 on 23 Sep 1867 with the 18.5-inch refractor at the Dearborn Observatory. His position was 1' SE of PGC 1228, the brighter of a pair with IC 8, which he missed. The Dearborn discovery list was not published until 1887 and added as an appendix to the NGC the following year. Stephane Javelle probably was unaware of the prior discovery, and found the galaxy again on 19 Sep 1892 with the 30-inch refractor at the Nice Observatory. He reported it as the 4th object in his first discovery list with description, "faint, round, 15" diameter, stellar nucleus of 14th mag." Dreyer assumed Sf. 89 referred to nearby IC 8 so Javelle was credited with the discovery of IC 6.

600/800mm - 24" (9/1/16): at 220x; fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, round, 20" diameter, gradually increases to the center. Situated between two mag 12.5 stars 3.4' NW and 4.0' SE. Forms a pair (identical redshifts) with IC 8 3.8' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb