Stephane Javelle discovered IC 8 = J. I-5 on 19 Sep 1892 with the 30-inch refractor at the Nice Observatory. He recorded "vF, vS, irr E, lbM" and measured an accurate position. Dreyer assumed Truman Safford's Sf. 89 was an earlier discovery of this galaxy and credited Safford, but he discovered nearby IC 6.

600/800mm - 24" (9/1/16): at 220x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 NW-SE, ~25"x18", weak concentration. Fainter of a pair with IC 6 3.8' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb