DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 5246 = DS 765 on a plate taken on 21 Aug 1900 at Harvard's Arequipa station in Peru. He simply noted "eF, eS."

600/800mm - 30" (10/15/15 - OzSky): at 303x; fairly faint to moderately bright, moderately large, roundish, ~40" diameter. A mag 15.7 star is attached at the west end. Situated within a group of stars including an elongated group of 5 mag 12-13 stars to the north and east and two mag 11 stars 7' WSW and SSW. IC 5249 lies 5' NE. Located 10' NNW of IC 5250 (bright double system) in a group containing several IC galaxies as well as NGC 7358.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb