Stephane Javelle discovered IC 5371 = J. 3-1462, along with IC 5369, 5370, 5372 and 5373, on 9 Nov 1899. He recorded "faint, 10" to 15" or more, paired with a mag 15 star." I apparently missed a faint star at the east side. PGC assigns MCG +05-01-019 to IC 5371 instead of IC 5373. Megastar software misidentifies IC 5372 as IC 5371.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/4/97): extremely faint, very small, round, 20" diameter. Located 1.4' NW of a mag 14 star. This is the furthest north of five galaxies in the IC 5370 group. Similar IC 5372 lies 2.4' S.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb