John Herschel discovered NGC 5001 = h1545 on 1 May 1831 and recorded "not vF; S; irr R; gbM." His position is 1' north of UGC 8243. C.E. Burton, the observing assistant on LdR's 72" on 23 Apr 1868, reported "Patchy, suspect eF patch np [spiral arm?}, annular? lE ns."

400/500mm - 18" (6/27/03): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, oval 0.8'x0.4', weak concentration. A mag 13.5 star lies 1.5' NE. Located 20' following a group of a half-dozen galaxies including NGC 4967/73/74.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb