Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 1074 = LM 1-63 on 28 Nov 1885 with the 26" Leander McCormick refractor. His rough position essentially matches MCG -03-08-001 = PGC 10324. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1898-99 using the 20" refractor at Chamberlin Observatory (repeated in the IC 2 notes).

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/20/95): very faint, small, elongated 3:2 ~N-S, 50"x35", low surface brightness. A mag 13 star is 2.8' SSW of center. Forms a pair with NGC 1075 5.8' N.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb