Lewis Swift discovered IC 5211 = Sw. XI-213, along with IC 5210, on 8 Aug 1896 while searching for Comet 1889 V (Brooks). He recorded ""eeeF; vS; R; f[ollows] below star 15 seconds l s [?]; f of 2." Although his description is valid (except for the cryptic abbreviation) his position is 15 seconds of RA west of IC 5210, instead of east. Howe measured an accurate position in 1898-99 that was used in the IC 2, though I've followed Swift's descriptions in assigning #213 to IC 5211.

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/6/97): faint, small, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, 0.9'x0.6', weak concentration. Forms a pair with IC 5210 2.9' WNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb