Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6214 = Sw. I-47 = Sw. IV-39 on 2 Aug 1884 and recorded "vF; S; R: coarse double star in field north." His position is an excellent match with UGC 10507. He found this galaxy again on 3 Aug 1886 and recorded (IV-39) "eF; vS; R; forms a L equilateral triangle with 2 pB stars." His position was 12 seconds of RA too small (only 1.3') and the description matches. Dreyer combined both entries into NGC 6214.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/9/88): faint, small, slightly elongated, bright core.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb