Lewis Swift discovered NGC 675 = Sw. V-16, along with NGC 677 = Sw. V-17, on 25 Sep 1886 with the 16" refractor at Warner Observatory. His position is 5 sec of RA west and 17" south of UGC 1273 = PGC 6665.

400/500mm - 17.5" (12/18/89): extremely faint, small, elongated E-W. Forms a pair with NGC 677 1.4' ENE. Located just SW of a mag 14 star, which is 1' W of NGC 677.

600/800mm - 24" (12/12/17): at 375x; faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 E-W, 30"x12". A mag 14.6 star is close northeast. Forms a pair with brighter NGC 675 1.3' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb