Edward Swift, Lewis' 14 year-old son, discovered NGC 6418 = Sw. I-68 on 4 May 1885 and recorded "eF: pS; R; forms a right angle triangle with 2 stars, one mB." Their position is just 1' north of CGCG 300-054 = PGC 60610 and the two stars might be 1.6' southeast and 2.6' northeast.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/19/90): faint, very small, slightly elongated. A mag 15 star is at the east edge 17" from the center. Contains a very faint stellar nucleus or a mag 15 star involved.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb