William Herschel discovered NGC 695 = H II-618 on 13 Nov 1786 (sweep 636) and noted "vS, stellar." The NGC position is 1' S of UGC 1315 = PGC 6844.

300/350mm - 13.1" (9/29/84): faint, very small, round. A mag 13 star is at the west end, 0.5' from center. Located 14' N of NGC 697 in a group, though physically this galaxy lies far in the background.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb