John Herschel discovered NGC 6653 = h3750 on 28 Jun 1835 and recorded "vF; lE; glbM; 20"." His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 24" (4/11/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 260x this Pavo galaxy appeared moderately bright, slightly elongated SW-NE, 1.1'x0.9', weak even concentration to the center. A faint star is at the NE edge 32" from the center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb