Lewis Swift discovered NGC 1337 = Sw. III-26 on 10 Nov 1885 with his 16" refractor and recorded "vL; vE nearly in meridian; eF." His position matches MCG -02-09-042 = PGC 12916, though Herbert Howe, observing with the 20" refractor at the Chamberlin Observatory in Denver, reported the elongation to be 135?.

300/350mm - 13.1" (1/28/84): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, even surface brightness.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb