Stephane Javelle found IC 1483 = J. 798 on 2 Dec 1893. His position matches CGCG 431-046 = PGC 71246. This galaxy was discovered by Andrew Ainslie Common in 1880 while viewing comet Faye and later catalgoued as NGC 7638. Common didn't provide coordinates for this galaxy or NGC 7639, but it's like he picked up the two brightest in the area. So IC 1483 = NGC 7638. MCG and CGCG label these galaxies using the IC designation only. See Harold Corwin's NGC/IC notes.

400/500mm - 17.5" (9/7/96): very faint, small, round, 30" diameter, low even surface brightness. Located 8' N of mag 8.3 SAO 108572. A wide pair of mag 11/13 stars is 1.5' S. First in faint group with IC 1484 and IC 1485 = NGC 7639 (uncertain ID). IC 1484 is extremely faint and small, round.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb