Lewis Swift discovered NGC 671 = Sw. II-14 on 17 Sep 1885 with the 16" Clark refractor at Warner Observatory and logged "eF; pS; R; "between a double star and a star with a distant companion." Swift's position is 18 sec of RA east of UGC 1247 = PGC 6546 and his description of the nearby stars to the north and south pins down the identification. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1897 using the 20" refractor at Chamberlin Observatory.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/18/89): fairly faint, fairly small, oval SW-NE, seems brighter at both ends. A double star with components mag 12.5/13.5 (oriented NW-SE with separation 20") lies 3' S. Located very close to the Pisces border.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb