Frank Muller discovered IC 874 = LM(S) 599 on 14 Mar 1888 with the 26" refractor at Leander-McCormick Observatory. His two micrometric offsets (in RA) matches ESO 508-042.

600/800mm - 24" (5/25/14): fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 4:3 E-W, 40"x30", well concentrated with a small bright core that increases to the center. Located 17' SW of NGC 5078. A wide 45" pair of mag 10.7 stars lies 3' NNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb