Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6650 = Sw. II-67 on 11 Sep 1883 and noted "vF; vS; R; 2 stars range with it." His position is just 7 seconds west of CGCG 322-043 = PGC 61857. Bigourdan measured an accurate RA on 25 Nov 1897. This galaxy is missing from the UGC, MCG and RC3.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/11/88): faint, very small, round, only a very small weak concentration at the center. A mag 14 star is 1.0' NNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb