Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 1394 = LM 2-374 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory and recorded "mag 14.5, 0.4'x0.2', E 170?, sbMN, 3rd of 3." There is nothing at his position, but 30 seconds of time further east is ESO 548-060 = PGC 13444 and his description matches this galaxy (PA should read 10?). Ormond Stone's corrected position in the IC 1 notes is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/11/99): fairly faint, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, 0.8'x0.4', small bright core. A mag 13 star lies 1.6' N. Third of three on a line with NGC 1393 and NGC 1391.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb