Stephane Javelle found IC 2953 = J. 1189 on 11 Jun 1896. His position matches UGC 6709. NGC 3855, discovered by d'Arrest, perhaps refers to this galaxy, although other identifications have been proposed. See NGC 3855 for the story.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/14/01): faint, small, round, 0.8', low even surface brightness

17.5" (2/24/90): very faint, very small, round, low surface brightness. On a line with two mag 14 stars located 6'-7' SE. In a group (USGC U418) with NGC 3847 10' NNW, IC 2952 1.8' W and MCG +06-26-028 4.5' ESE (not observed on 2/24/90). The identifications are very uncertain in this group.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb