Stephane Javelle discovered IC 609 = J. 2-678 on 21 Mar 1893. His micrometric position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/29/97): faint, moderately large, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.8', very weak concentration. An unequal pair of mag 13/14.5 stars [at 36" separation] lies 3.5' W. The nearby companion PGC 1097822 (not a physical pair) was not seen.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb