Herbert Howe discovered IC 5334 = Ho. I-21 on 14 Dec 1894 with the 20-inch refractor at the Chamberlin Observatory in Denver. He recorded "nebulous * 10.5m. Possibly close D[ouble] *. Extended nebulosity susp. at 135° and 315° [SE and NW]. His position is very accurate and his position angle for the suspected nebulosity is correct.

600/800mm - 24" (9/29/16): at 200x; fairly faint, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, ~40"x16", contains a very small bright nucleus with a faint stellar peak. Located 19' SE of mag 6.9 HD 221600. IC 1498 lies 50' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb