UGC 8496: faint, fairly small, slightly elongated. A mag 13.5 star lies 1.4' W.

UGC 8492: fairly faint, small, round, 0.5' diameter. Highest surface brightness of 3 UGCs.

UGC 8502: faint, small, elongated 2:1, 0.6'x0.3'.

William Herschel discovered NGC 5187 = H III-652 = h1620 on 20 Mar 1787 (sweep 722) and noted "eF, vS." JH made two observations and measured an accurate position.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/11/02): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 0.6'x0.5', weak concentration. A mag 13 star lies 1.5' N. An easy pair of mag 9.5/11.5 stars is 9' WSW. Located 19' E of mag 6.9 SAO 63556. A trio of UGC galaxies (UGC 8492, 8496 and 8502) lies 13' NE.

600/800mm - 24" (6/16/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, oval 4:3 SW-NE, ~40"x30", broad concentration

Notes by Steve Gottlieb