John Herschel discovered NGC 6525 = h1992 on 29 Jul 1829 and recorded "A coarse and poor cluster of L stars." At his position is a small group of stars. Based on a Heidelberg plate, Karl Reinmuth reported "a very loose Cl of pB st, not well defined." RNGC misclassifies the number as nonexistent (Type 7), though the status as a true cluster is uncertain.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/24/95): bright, large, very scattered group. On the west side is the prominent subgroup highlighted by a pair of mag 9.5/10 stars at 32" separation with three other mag 12/13 stars within 1'. There are about two dozen stars total in a 5' rectangular group with the brighter stars scattered around the outline but no dense spots or core. Appears to be an asterism with no distinct borders.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb