Lewis Swift discovered NGC 75 = Sw. V-6 on 22 Oct 1886 with a 16" refractor at Warner Observatory. His position is 6 sec of RA west and 48" north of UGC 182 = PGC 1255.

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/20/88): faint, small, round, bright core, stellar nucleus. Located 5' SE of an isosceles triangle of mag 11/12 stars with sides 1.3', 1.6' and 1.7'. Mag 7.2 SAO 109145 lies 13' SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb