Albert Marth discovered NGC 6296 = m 331 on 17 Jun 1863 and noted "pB". His position is 2' too far north.
400/500mm - 17.5" (7/19/90): faint, small, slightly elongated NW-SE, broad concentration. On line with mag 7.8 SAO 122127 8.9' SSE and a mag 9 star 4.9' SSE. Pair with IC 1242 9.3' N.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb