IC 614 is classified as a Collisional Ring Galaxy in Madore's 2009 "Atlas and Catalogue of Collisional Ring Galaxies". The collider is supposedly on the north side of the ring, but there is no distinct object at this position on the SDSS. The nucleus is a Sy2.

Stephane Javelle discovered IC 614 = J. 2-681 on 3 May 1893 with the 30-inch refractor at the Nice Observatory. His micrometric position is accurate.

900/1200mm - 48" (4/18/15): at 697x; this Ring galaxy appeared moderately bright, round, sharply concentrated with a small bright core about 12" diameter and a low surface brightness halo ~30" diameter. The ring feature (brighter rim) was not seen.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb