Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6295 = Sw. IV-47 on 9 Jun 1886 and recorded "eF; S; cE; F * nr." His position is 10 seconds east and 2.5' north of UGC 10682. There are no other nearby candidates, so this identification is fairly secure. His "F * nr" probably refers to the mag 13.8 star less than 1' north.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/18/88): extremely faint, very small, elongated WSW-ENE. A mag 14 star is 30" N. The NGC 6306/6307 pair is 40' NE.

600/800mm - 24" (7/20/17): at 322x; faint or fairly faint, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, ~40"x16", broad weak concentration but no distinct core. A dust lane bisects the galaxy, but it was not seen. The brighter component of a 25" pair of mag 14/15 stars (oriented SW-NE) lies 45" N of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb