ESO 085-014, situated 19' NE, appeared fairly faint, elongated 3:1 WSW-ENE, 45"x15", low surface brightness. Situated just 2.7' W of mag 8.0 HD 31875. A mag 12/13 pair at 7" is 1.6' SE.

John Herschel discovered NGC 1706 = h2682 on 25 Dec 1837 and called it "F; R; vglbM; 40"." His position is accurate.

300/350mm - 14" (4/7/16 - Coonabarabran, 178x): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated NW-SE, 40"x35", weak concentration, slightly brighter core. Mag 11 stars lie 5' SSW and 7' S. A mag 11.8 star is 3.6' NE. A companion attached to the northern spiral arm was not seen.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb