Ralph Copeland discovered IC 2411 on 26 Dec 1873 with LdR's 72-inch telescope and noted "cF, pS, lE pf; was thought to have an eF companion about 2' nf." Dreyer followed this up on 21 Feb 1876, saying, "eF; I think it is only a * 16 m +- nf." Because of his uncertainty Dreyer didn't assign this galaxy an IC designation.

Max Wolf discovered it again on a Heidelberg plate on 13 Jan 1901 and assumed it was new. Dreyer catalogued it as IC 2411, with no mention of the prior discovery. Corwin notes that "Had Dreyer been observing on a somewhat better night, or (perhaps) with a freshly-polished mirror, the fainter galaxy might also have received an NGC number." MCG doesn't label this galaxy as IC 2411.

600/800mm - 24" (2/16/15): at 322x; very faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 25"x12", very low surface brightness. Fainter of a pair with NGC 2667 1.6' SSW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb