John Herschel discovered NGC 5215 = h3519 on 3 Jun 1836 and recorded "eF and S; has 2 st less than 1 diam of neb, distant one (by diagram) s[outh] and one p[receding]". Based on his description, he resolved this double system. ESO-LV fails to label this system as NGC 5215.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/21/01): this double system consists of a two faint, very small galaxies (NGC 5215A and 5215B) separated by 20" E-W. The eastern member is slightly elongated and the western galaxy only 20" diameter. Both galaxies have sharp, stellar nuclei. A mag 14 star lies 42" due south of the eastern component. This member of AGC 3565 is located 12' SE of a mag 6.5 star.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb