Harold Corwin

IC 1180 is probably the star near Bigourdan's rough position. He used NGC 6053 (which he calls NGC 6055) as his reference for his single estimate of the object's position. That position falls nearly on an 18th magnitude star which he, of course, could not have seen with his 30-cm refractor. But about an arcminute to the northeast -- toward NGC 6053 -- is a brighter star that he might have picked up. His description is also appropriate for an object at the limit of his telescope: "Star perhaps accompanied by a little nebulosity." There is no nebulosity nearer the star than NGC 6053 itself.

― IC Notes by Harold Corwin

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