Albert Marth discovered NGC 6740 = m 396 on 28 Jun 1864 and noted "eeF, S." His position is an excellent match with UGC 11338, although neither the UGC nor MCG label the galaxy as NGC 6740.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/15/93): very faint, very small, round, 30" diameter, low surface brightness, weak concentration. Located within a 8' string of stars oriented SW-NE near the intersection point with another string which is perpendicular. Situated within an extremely rich Milky Way field! Not identified as NGC 6740 in UGC or MCG.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb