Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 6063 = St XII-80 on 10 Jun 1882. His micrometric position using the 31-inch silvered glass reflector at Marseille Observatory is very accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/13/88): fairly faint, moderately large, diffuse, even surface brightness, elongated NW-SE. Bracketed by a mag 14 star 1.8' NNE and a mag 14.5 star 2.3' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb