Lewis Swift discovered NGC 2676 = Sw. VI-33 on 24 Nov 1886 and described "eeF; pS; R; trapezoid of 4 pB stars near nf." His position is 7 tsec E and 1' N of UGC 4627 and his description of the nearby 4 stars matches perfectly.

400/500mm - 17.5" (2/9/02): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, faint stellar nucleus. A mag 13 star lies 1.5' NE. A distinctive rectangle of stars is ~4' NE including mag 8.2 SAO 42578 and mag 9.9 SAO 42574.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb