Frank Muller discovered NGC 2665 = LM 2-407 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory and noted "mag 11.0, 0.6' dia, R, gbMN." His position matched ESO 563-019 = PGC 24634.

400/500mm - 17.5" (2/1/92): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, small bright core contains a faint stellar nucleus. A very faint star is superimposed. Two mag 11 stars lie 3.5' N and 3.7' ESE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb