Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6515 = Sw. III-99 on 2 Jul 1884 and recorded "vF; vS; R; 2 B stars near; in finder field with Gamma Draconis." His position is 4 seconds of RA east and 1' N of UGC 11071 (1.1' separation). The "2 B stars near" are two mag 10-10.5 stars 2' and 3' west.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/22/90): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, broad concentration, stellar nucleus. Several mag 10-11 stars in field and mag 9.0 SAO 30650 9' W. Located 45' S of Etamin = Gamma Draconis (V = 2.2).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb