William Herschel discovered NGC 5000 = H III-366 = h1544 on 11 Apr 1785 (sweep 396) and noted "vF, pS." CH's reduction is 17 sec of RA west and 1.5' north of UGC 8241. JH's position matches UGC 8241 = PGC 45658.

400/500mm - 18" (7/1/03): fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 0.8'x0.7', very weak concentration. Nestled in a group of mag 12-14 stars. A faint galaxy 1' SE was not seen. Located 6.5' NNW of mag 8.6 SAO 82685 in the outer region of the AGC 1656. NGC 5000 is a barred-spiral starburst galaxy.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb