Lewis Swift discovered NGC 5115 = Sw. VI-54 on 24 Apr 1887 and recorded "eeeF; S; R; * nr f; more distant double star follows 25s; ee diff." His RA is 10 sec too large but his description of the nearby stars confirms that NGC 5115 = UGC 8408.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/23/98): very faint, fairly small, round, 0.8' diameter with a low, even surface brightness. A mag 14 star follows by 2.0' and a very close double star is 6' E. Located 17' W of NGC 5129 in a group.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb