Stephane Javelle discovered IC 5104 = J. 3-1406 on 26 Oct 1897. His position is 2.6' too far south due to an error in the position of his reference star.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/26/95): very faint, fairly small, edge-on 6:1 N-S, 1.2'x0.2', no concentration. An unequal double star is 1.2' E and a brighter easy pair is 2.4' SSW. Located 4.6' S of mag 8.2 SAO 89645.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb