Stephane Javelle discovered IC 970 = J. 1-271 on 24 May 1892. His position is roughly 1' too far south and actually falls on CGCG 103-048, a fainter companion. Is it possible he measured its position and observed both galaxies?

600/800mm - 24" (6/30/19): at 375x; relatively bright, edge-on 5:1 SW-NE, ~0.9'x0.2', sharply concentrated with a strong bright core. A linear, equally spaced trio of stars (two of 12th mag) lies ~3' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb