See notes on IC 5039.

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/6/97): fairly faint, irregularly round, broad concentration with large ill-defined core. At least 2' diameter, though hard to estimate diameter and slowly fades around the periphery. Forms a pair with brighter IC 5039 10' SSW.

17.5" (8/5/91): very faint, fairly small, irregularly round, low surface brightness. Pair with IC 5039 10' SSW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb