Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 635 = LM 1-33 on 15 Oct 1885 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory. There is nothing at his rough position but based on the discovery sketch (which shows two or three stars to the NE and another to the SSE), Harold Corwin has identified NGC 635 = PGC 6062. In this case, Leavenworth's dec was 3° too far north. RNGC lists the number as nonexistent (not found). See Corwin's notes.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/9/01): very faint, small, round, 20" diameter, weak concentration. Forms the SW vertex of a triangle with a mag 10 star (SAO 167193) 2.9' ENE and a mag 12.5 star 1.6' NNE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb