Stephane Javelle discovered IC 1131 = J. 1-351 on 29 Jun 1891 and recorded "pretty faint, round, 10" diameter, stellar." Dreyer added "II. 76 [NGC 5970] np." in the IC. Javelle's position is accurate.

600/800mm - 24" (6/22/17): at 375x; fairly faint, small, round, 18" diameter, broad concentration. A small trio of 14th magnitude stars is close west, with the galaxy nearly forming a parallelogram. Located 8' SE of NGC 5970.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb