Lewis Swift discovered NGC 2706 = Sw. III-42 on 27 Feb 1886 and wrote, "vF; pS; vE; * nr following." His position and description matches UGC 4680.
400/500mm - 17.5" (2/13/88): fairly faint, fairly small, edge-on 4:1 NNW-SSE, 1.0'x0.25'. A mag 12 star is close following the SSE tip 1.3' from center.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb