Lewis Swift discovered NGC 7505 = Sw. V-94 on 25 Sep 1886 and recorded "eeeF; eS; lE; nearly between a bright star and a very wide double star." His position is fairly accurate.

400/500mm - 18" (10/25/03): very faint, extremely small, 10" diameter. At 257x, a very faint stellar nucleus was clearly visible embedded in a small halo. Located 22' WSW of NGC 7511.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb