Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6275 = Sw. IV-46 on 5 Aug 1886 and recorded "eeeF; S; lE; eee diff.; nearly in center of a large vacancy." His position is 1' west (10 seconds of RA) of CGCG 321-007 and the identification is certain.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/9/88): extremely faint, very small, round, small slightly brighter core.

900/1200mm - 48" (4/21/17): at 375x; fairly faint, small, slightly elongated ~N-S, ~20"x15", slightly brighter core. With averted vision a very faint tail or "hook" extends east on the south end. On the SDSS, this is the beginning of a knotty loop (tidally deformed tail?) that extends to the north end of this disrupted galaxy.

LEDA 2653385, picked up 9' NW, appeared faint, small, round, 12" diameter. The redshift implies a light-travel time of just over 1 billion years, so it lies far in the background of NGC 6275.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb