William Herschel discovered NGC 5073 = H III-282 = h1574 on 8 Feb 1785 (sweep 372) and recorded "vF, mE, very narrow from np to sf." JH made a single observation and noted "vF; pL; E."

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/27/00): nice edge-on 7:1 NW-SE, slightly brighter core, very thin extensions, 2.4'x0.3'. Three MCG galaxies follow (MCG -2-34-028/032/033) by 5'.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb