DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 5073 = D.S. 701 on a plate taken at Harvard's Arequipa station on 26 Sep 1900. He noted "eF, S, R."

600/800mm - 30" (10/18/17 - OzSky): at 264x; fairly faint, fairly small, round, 24" diameter, very small brighter nucleus. Using averted vision, a very low surface brightness halo [a pair of narrow spiral arms on DSS] doubled the diameter. Forms a wide pair with IC 5071 9.5' WNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb