Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1846 = J. 3-952, along with IC 1850 and 1852, on 7 Jan 1896. His position matches UGC 2265 = PGC 10573 and this identification is secure. Harold Corwin suggests that NGC 1109, discovered by Albert Marth in a large group, refers to IC 1846, though Marth's RA is 2 minutes east. Marth's positions for NGC 1109, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1117 are off by differing amounts, so this identification is very insecure and other assignments are possible.

UGC, MCG, CGCG, PGC and HyperLeda label this galaxy as IC 1846, but NED and SIMBAD give NGC 1109 as the primary designation with IC 1846 as an alternate designation. See my notes, Corwin's notes and Courtney Seligman's entry for NGC 1109.

400/500mm - 17.5" (1/9/99): faint, small, round, 25" diameter, weak concentration, very faint stellar nucleus with direct vision. Situated 2.5' ENE of a mag 11.5 star. The NGC identification of this galaxy is very uncertain due to poor positions in the group by Marth and UGC, MCG and CGCG identify this galaxy as IC 1846.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb