Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6676 = Sw. IV-72 on 30 May 1886 and recorded "eeeF; pS; lE; lbM; ee diff.; 2 or 3 others in field.". His position is 13 seconds of RA west of UGC 11286 W of UGC 11286. His "2 or 3 others" probably refer to NGC 6677 and 6679. Bigourdan measured an accurate position on 5 Sep 1891 as well as Herbert Howe in 1899-00 with the 20-inch refractor at Denver.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/11/88): extremely faint, fairly small, edge-on NNW-SSE, requires averted vision. Located 10' S of NGC 6677/NGC 6679.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb