Stephane Javelle discovered IC 782 = J. 1-212 on 17 Mar 1892 with the 30" refractor at the Nice Observatory and recorded "eF, S, R." His position is just off the west side of CGCG 042-043 = PGC 39962.

600/800mm - 24" (4/28/14): fairly faint, small, round, 18" (core), weak concentration to center. I missed the low surface brightness outer extensions WSW-ENE. A mag 13.4 star is 0.6' S of center. This galaxy is a little brighter than NGC 4287, which lies 14' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb