Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 5 = St XII-1 on 21 Oct 1881 using the 31" reflector at the Marseille Observatory and recorded "Small core of 13 to 14 mag, surrounded by a very small and faint nebula." His position matches UGC 62 = PGC 595.
400/500mm - 17.5" (10/17/87): faint, very small, round, small bright core.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb