Albert Marth discovered NGC 6442 = m 346 on 2 Jun 1864 and noted "pF, S, irr R, gbM." His position is 1' too far north.

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/1/89): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated NNW-SSE, small well-defined core, faint halo. Pair with UGC 10979 7' NE within the NGC 6460 group. UGC 10979 appeared faint, small, round, diffuse, even surface brightness. A mag 10.5 star is at the SW edge.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb