Lewis Swift discovered NGC 5241 = Sw. III-73 on 29 Mar 1886 and recorded "pF, eS; vF star very close." There is nothing at this position, but 38 sec of RA west and 6' north MCG -01-35-006 = PGC 48043 and his comment "vf * close" applies to this galaxy. MCG does not label this galaxy as NGC 5241 but RNGC and PGC identify PGC 48043 as NGC 5241.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/15/99): this difficult galaxy is attached to a mag 13 star and is situated just 0.9' W of a mag 11 star that detracts from viewing. The seeing was not steady during the observation, but the galaxy appeared elongated, perhaps 25"x10" roughly WSW-ENE with the star attached on the following side. Located 10' NE of NGC 5232.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb