Truman Safford discovered NGC 6527 = Sf 46 = Sw. IV-64 on 1 Aug 1866 with the 18.5-inch refractor at the Dearborn Observatory. and noted "pB, pS, vmbM." His position is 2' north of UGC 11094. Lewis Swift independently rediscovered this galaxy on 6 Jun 1886 and recorded "eeF; vS; R." Swift's position was 1.8' too far south. Swift was credited with the discovery in the NGC as Safford's discovery was not announced until 1887, too late to be included in the main NGC table.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/1/89): faint, fairly small, elongated NW-SE, weak concentration, faint stellar nucleus.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb