Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6524 = Sw. V-82 on 22 Oct 1886 and noted "pF; pS; lE." His position was 1.3' too far north. Hermann Kobold measured an accurate micrometric position in 1896 (published in 1907).

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/1/89): fairly faint, very small, round, small bright core, fairly high surface brightness.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb