Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 669 = St XIII-14 on 28 Nov 1883 with the 31" reflector at the Marseille Observatory and logged "pF; mE NE to SW; 1.5' length; gbM; mottled center or several small stars involved." His position and description matches UGC 1248 = PGC 6560.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/27/92): moderately bright, edge-on 4:1 SW-NE, bright bulging core, thin tapering extensions, fairly striking appearance. A mag 13 star is just south of the SW tip 1.5' from the center. Three mag 12 stars form a shallow obtuse triangle close north with the nearest star 1.8' NW. Located at the SW edge of AGC 262 galaxy cluster.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb