Herbert Howe discovered IC 5341 = Ho III-23, along with IC 5342, on 27 Nov 1899 with the 20-inch refractor at the Chamberlin Observatory. He noted "eF, eS; near [NGC] 7720" and measured an accurate micrometric position.

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/10/91): very faint, extremely small, round. Located 2.8' SSW of NGC 7720 in the core of AGC 2634. First of three very close, extremely faint and small galaxies with CGCG 476-090 40" SE and CGCG 476-092 1.7' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb