Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6829 = Sw. IV-77, along with NGC 6831, on 3 Sep 1886 and recorded ""eF; pS; R; pB * close s; p of 2 [with NGC 6831]." His RA is 15 seconds too large. Bigourdan measured an acurate position on 30 Aug 1889. Herbert Howe noted in 1900 "the "pB *" mentioned by Swift is of mag 9, is 0.7' south of the nebula, and follows 2 sec." Howe also measured an accurate position.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/15/91): faint, small, very elongated 3:1 or 4:1 SSW-NNE. A mag 10.5 star, which detracts from viewing, is close east of the SSW end, 0.7' from the center. Pair with NGC 6831 6.3' ESE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb