Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6386 = Sw. I-61 on 8 Jun 1883 and logged "vF; pS; R; be 2 st." His position is just 10 seconds east of CGCG 277-045 = PGC 60367. This is one of his earliest discoveries at Lowe Observatory, made while still testing and adjusting his new 16-inch Clark refractor.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/18/88): faint, small, round, weak concentration, low surface brightness.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb