Lewis Swift found IC 1176 = Sw. VII-69 on 8 Jun 1888 and recorded "eeF; pS iR; 2 pB star near south." His position is a good match with NGC 6056, which Swift had discovered exactly two years earlier! The positions for Swift's two observations are nearly identical and his description of VII-69 clearly applies to CGCG 108-122. So, NGC 6056 = IC 1176.

CGCG and MCG label this galaxy as IC 1176, though the NGC designation should apply by prior discovery.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/13/88): faint, small, round, broad concentration. Forms a pair with MCG +03-41-096 3' SSW. This is one of the brighter galaxies in AGC 2151.

600/800mm - 24" (8/1/19): at 324x; moderately bright, fairly small, oval 3:2 WSW-ENE, 0.9'x0.6', bright core. PGC 57070 is 2' S and MCG +03-41-096 is 3.4' SSW. PGC 57070: extremely faint (V = 15.5), very small, slightly elongated, 18"x12".

MCG +03-41-096: very faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, 24"x12". A very faint mag 16.1 star is 28" SE of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb