Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 1228 = LM 2-359 (along with NGC 1229 = II-360) in 1886 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory, recording "mag 15.5, 0.1', R, gbM, 1st of 2". There is nothing at his position, but 1 min of time west is ESO 480-032 = PGC 11735. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1899-00 using the 20" refractor at Chamberlin Observatory (repeated in the IC 2 notes).

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/10/96): faint, small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 0.8'x0.6'. A mag 13 star is 50" S. In a group with NGC 1229 2.2' S. NGC 1230 lies 3.8' SSE, and IC 1892 8.6' SSE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb