Lewis Swift discovered IC 755 = Sw. VIII-61 on 20 Apr 1889 and reported "eeF; S; E; bet. the n 2 of 3 st. forming a large triangle." His position and description matches this edge-on. Harold Corwin identifies NGC 4019, discovered by John Herschel, as IC 755, though this galaxy is 2 min 16 sec of RA east and 6' south of Herschel's position. But there is a mag 10 star 5.5' southeast matching his description. Still, this identification is uncertain.

400/500mm - 18" (4/9/05): fairly faint, edge-on NW-SE, 1.0'x0.2', low even surface brightness. A mag 10 star is 5.5' SE and 2' ENE of this star is CGCG 069-029.

600/800mm - 24" (5/20/20): at 375x; fairly faint, moderately large, excellent very thin edge-on! Extended ~10:1 NW-SE, ~80"x8", bright core, tapers at tips. A mag 10.1 star is 5.6' SSE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb