John Herschel discovered NGC 6733 = h3772 on 8 Aug 1834 and logged "eeF; vglbM; 20; a very difficult object." His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 30" (10/12/15 - OzSky): at 394x; bright, moderately large, oval 4:3 NW-SE, 0.8'x0.6', small bright core, increases to a bright stellar nucleus. A mag 14 star is just off the north edge and a mag 15 star in involved in the halo on the west side. A distinctive quartet of mag 13-14 stars lies 3'-4' SE, with one of the stars a 5" or 6" double. Outer member on the northeast side of the Pavo II cluster = ACO S805.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb