Lewis Swift discovered NGC 1485 = Sw. III-28 on 24 Feb 1886 with the 16" refractor at the Warner Observatory and logged "eF; pS; R." His position is 2.6' NW of UGC 2933 = PGC 14432 and the identification is certain, though the galaxy is quite elongated.

400/500mm - 17.5" (2/8/91): fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 SSW-NNE, even surface brightness. A mag 15 star is just following the SSW end.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb