Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6220 = Sw. IX-65 and recorded "eeF; pS; iR; 3 F stars south point to it." His position is 1.5' northeast of UGC 10541 and his description clinches the identification. The discovery was sent directly to Dreyer, reported as list VI in the NGC, but not published until list IX in 1890.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/14/93): very faint, very small, slightly elongated NW-SE, broad concentration, faint stellar nucleus. A mag 15 star is at the SW edge of the halo and an extremely faint mag 16 star is highly suspected at the south edge of the halo. On the POSS there are several close mag 15-16 stars off the south side.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb