Wilhelm Tempel discovered NGC 2654 = T VI-6 on 18 Aug 1882 and recorded "S, B, II-III class; stellar ncl; a star 10m is 4'-5' north." His position is 0.9 min of RA west and 3' north of UGC 4605, but their are no other nearby candidates and the description fits perfectly (a mag 11 star is 4.4' NNE).

300/350mm - 13.1" (1/11/86): fairly faint, edge-on 4:1 SW-NE, bright elongated core. A mag 11 star is 4.5' N.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb