Ormond Stone discovered NGC 655 = LM 1-35 on 12 Dec 1885 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory. His position is 2' S of MCG -02-05-037037 = PGC 6262. Bigourdan was unable to find this galaxy. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1899-00 using the 20" refractor at Chamberlin Observatory (repeated in the IC 2 notes).

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/23/92): faint, small, round, weakly concentrated halo, rises quickly to small bright core. A mag 12/14 double star at 20" separation is 2' S. Located 10' NNW of a mag 9.5 star.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb