John Herschel discovered NGC 5095 = h1582 on 15 Apr 1828 and recorded "vF; R; gbM. It is 40° nf a * 11m." His position is 1' too far south and the mag 11 star is placed correctly.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/4/92): very faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 WNW-ESE, low even surface brightness. A mag 11.5 star is just off the SW edge 1.8' from center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb