Lewis Swift discovered NGC 1423 = Sw. V-55 on 31 Oct 1886 with the 16" refractor at the Warner Observatory. His position is 29 sec of RA east of MCG -01-10-025 = PGC 13628 = PGC 13629.

400/500mm - 18" (1/21/04): faint, small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, 0.4'x0.3'. No details but not difficult. A mag 14.5 star follows by 1.3'.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb