Herbert Howe discovered IC 5349 = Ho. II-15 on 16 Nov 1898 and recorded "vF, vmE 200°, 20" long." His position and description is an exact match. He also added the note "No. 15 has puzzled me somewhat. The southern end is the brightest portion, and at times it seems as if the object were really a faint double star, one or both components of which are nebulous." He was right about this object being double!

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/1/97): very faint, small, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, weak concentration. Initially, this galaxy required averted to view but with concentration it could almost be held continuously. Located at the west end of AGC 4038. (first of 11 viewed).

600/800mm - 24" (8/16/12): faint, small, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, 25"x12". This is a contact double system (PGC 72358 and 72359) with the nuclei separated by just 12"! At 282x the cores were just resolved, though the galaxy was on the NNE end was nearly stellar. The two cores or "knots" were similar in brightness. PGC 85740 lies 2.9' ENE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb