Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 3323 = St IX-22 on 15 Mar 1877. His position matches UGC 5800 = PGC 31712.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/25/95): fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, even surface brightness. Located just east of the midpoint of a mag 11 star 2.2' WNW and a close double star 2.3' SE (mag 13/14 at 10" in PA 40°).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb