Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6757 = Sw. II-74 on 15 Aug 1884 and recorded "pF; vE; 3 vF stars curiously placed in it on the line of major axis, which also point to a double star." His position is 24 seconds of time preceding UGC 11401 but the double star Stein 2412 fits his description. Bigourdan measured an accurate position on 5 Sep 1888. Herbert Howe reported "Swift says '3 vF st inv.' I was unable to verify this, but saw two stars of mag 12 close south preceding."

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/20/90): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, faint stellar nucleus or very faint star superimposed. Unusual appearance as a mag 14.5 star is at the west end and a very faint star or knot is at the ENE end! On the POSS there is a knot at the ENE end of the central bar as well as at the west end just following the mag 14.5 star.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb