Stephane Javelle discovered IC 857 = J. 1-229 on 23 Jul 1892. His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 24" (6/3/19): at 322x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, ~35"x20", broad weak concentration, irregular halo. A 25" pair of mag 14.6/14.7 stars is 3' SW. IC 857 is the first in a trio of galaxies (same redshift) with IC 858 and 859, 17' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb