Lewis Swift discovered IC 885 = Sw. VIII-73 on 3 May 1889 and reported "vF; pS; R." His position is accurate to within 1'.

600/800mm - 24" (5/20/20): at 225x and 375x; fairly faint and small, round, 30" diameter, very small bright nucleus, smooth halo. A mag 13.4 star is 3' SE. CGCG 131-004, which lies 6.7' N, is faint, small, round, at most 20" diameter.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb