Lewis Swift discovered NGC 1047 = Sw. III-18 on 10 Nov 1885 with the 16" refractor at Warner Observatory. His position is 6 tsec of RA east and 1' S of MCG -01-07-032 = PGC 10132.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/26/94): very faint, fairly small, slightly elongated 4:3 E-W, diffuse with only a very weak concentration, no distinct core. A mag 11.5 star is 3.9' S. Located 10.2' NW of NGC 1052 and 15.8' E of NGC 1035 in the NGC 1052 group.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb