Lewis Swift discovered IC 705 = Sw. IX-27 on 11 May 1890 and reported "eeF; vS; R."

600/800mm - 24" (6/21/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 25"x20", small brighter core, occasional faint stellar nucleus. Surrounded by several 13th-14th mag stars. UGC 6535 (very faint edge-on) lies 4.5' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb