Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6562 = Sw. I-85 on 8 Jun 1885 and logged "F; pS; BM; R; bet 2 st." His position is 10 seconds of RA too large. Howe measured an accurate micrometric position in 1899-00.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/19/90): faint, very small, round, 0.5' diameter, small bright core. A mag 14 star is about 30" off the SW edge and 51" from center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb