Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 5060 on 17 Apr 1863 and reported it as #168 in his AN 1500 list. His position (measured on 3 nights) is an excellent match with UGC 8351 and he noted a mag 15 star that precedes by 11-12 sec of time (the actual separation is 10 sec). In his 10th discovery list, Lewis Swift claimed he discovered 4 nebulae in the field of NGC 5060, though only one (IC 872) can be associated with a galaxy.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/1/02): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 0.9'x0.7'. The halo appears to change orientation with averted vision. Weak concentration to a slightly brighter 15" core. Forms an equilateral triangle with mag 9.0 SAO 119848 10' SW and mag 9.3 SAO 119852 10' NW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb