DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 5272 = DS 774 on a plate taken on 21 Aug 1900 at Harvard's Arequipa station in Peru. He noted it as "eF, vS, R."

600/800mm - 30" (10/15/15 - OzSky): at 303x; fairly faint, moderately large, roundish, ~40" diameter, weak concentration, hints of structure in the irregular halo. IC 5266 lies 8.3' NW and PGC 127682 is 10' WSW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb