William Herschel discovered NGC 5014 = H II-414 = h1551 on 1 May 1785 (sweep 405) and noted "F, S, lE." His position matches UGC 8271. JH called it "pB; S; pmE; psbM."

300/350mm - 13.1" (4/12/86): faint, fairly small, edge-on WNW-ESE, brighter core. Located 46' SSE of NGC 5005. Member of the NGC 5033 Group (LGG 334).

600/800mm - 24" (5/20/17): at 200x and 375x; moderately bright and large, fairly nice edge-on, ~1.0'x0.3', small bright core, occasional stellar nucleus (possibly offset from geometric center?). The surface brightness is not smooth (dust?) near the center.

UGC 8303 = Holmberg VIII lies 22' ESE. At 200x it appeared faint to fairly faint, roundish, low even surface brightness, no core or distinct zones. Roughly 1' diameter, though the edge of the halo was difficult to pin down because of its diffuse appearance. Located 23' S of NGC 5033, of which it's considered a satellite.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb