John Herschel discovered NGC 1693 = h2672 (along with NGC 1695 = h2673) on 3 Nov 1834 and noted "F, S, R". His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 30" (11/6/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): fairly bright but small, round. Contains a very bright core and a small 30" halo. No resolution except for a faint star at the NW edge. Forms a trio with brighter NGC 1695 2' SSE and fainter H-S 30 = KMHK 109 4.5' SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb