Stephane Javelle discovered IC 964 = J. 1-268, along with IC 965, on 23 Jun 1892 with the 30-inch refractor at the Nice Observatory. He noted "extremely faint, very small, round, 10" diameter, uniformly faint." His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 24" (7/1/16): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 20" diameter, low nearly even surface brightness. Brighter of a pair with IC 965 1.5' E. Part of a group (WBL 480) at a distance of 300 million l.y.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb