William Herschel discovered NGC 5224 = H III-926 = h1633 on 12 May 1793 (sweep 1043) and recorded "vF, S. It is sp a considerably bright star." JH made the single observation "a * 9m with a faint, very dilute nebulous atmosphere." His position is 1 min of time too small (he noted a possible error of 1 tmin), but the description appears to describe one of the nearby bright stars -- not the galaxy, which is 2' from the nearest star. In the GC, JH questioned "Has the star or the nebula moved?" He probably missed the galaxy and noted a small halo around the nearby star.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/2/00): fairly faint, small, round, 0.5' diameter, weak even concentration to a brighter core and faint stellar nucleus. Bracketed between two mag 9 stars 2.3' NE (SAO 120022) and 3.5' SW (SAO 120017). NGC 5235 lies 14' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb