Wilhelm Tempel discovered NGC 5022 on 31 Mar 1881, while observing NGC 5018. Ormond Stone independently discovered this galaxy in 1886 and reported it as #196 in the first discovery list at the Leander McCormick Observatory. Stone noted it was 8' following GC 3448 NGC 5018] in PA 110° (ESE).

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/13/96): faint, moderately large, thin edge-on 5:1 ~N-S, 2.0'x0.4', even surface brightness. A mag 12 star lies 2.3' N of center. Forms a pair with NGC 5018 7' WNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb