Stephane Javelle found IC 1477 = J. 485 on 16 Sep 1892. His position corresponds with PGC 70932. This galaxy was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on 28 Sep 1886, though his rough RA is 1.5 minutes too small. Harold Corwin checked Leavenworth's sketched and confirmed it matches PGC 70932. So, IC 1477 = NGC 7596. MCG uses the IC designation.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/25/95): faint, small, round, 30" diameter, very weak concentration. Located nearly at the midpoint of two mag 13.5 stars 1.1' W and 1.4' E. Two similar star are also 1.3' S and 2.3' SE. The PGC magnitude (B = 12.9) appears to be too bright.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb