Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 6116 = St XI-51, along with NGCs 6108, 6110 and 6114, on 10 Jul 1880. His positions are all accurate.
400/500mm - 17.5" (5/10/86): faint, fairly small, broad concentration, elongated. NGC 6114 lies 6.4' WNW. Located at the east end of the NGC 6107 cluster.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb