DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 5052 = DS 692 on a plate taken on 23 Aug 1900 at Harvard's Arequipa station in Peru. He noted "F, L, eE at 140°, 4' long."

400/500mm - 18" (7/9/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 128x this galaxy appears as a beautiful, narrow edge-on streak with little or no central concentration. It is elongated ~10:1 NW-SE, ~5'x0.5', with a slightly bulging core and a gradual tapering towards the tips. A mag 10 star lies 5' N. Located 30' SE of mag 5.4 Sigma Pavonis. NGC 6943 lies 43' NW.

600/800mm - 30" (10/14/15 - OzSky): at 394x; gorgeous edge-on galaxy! Fairly bright, extremely large, very thin ~10:1 NW-SE, ~5.5'x0.6', slightly brighter core, bulges very slightly at the center or offset to the northwest side, tapers more thinly on the southeast end. A mag 16.3 star is at the north edge of the northwest extension, a mag 16.5 star is off the south edge at this end and a mag 17.5 star is very close to the tip.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb