Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 5282 = St XII-55 on 22 May 1881. His position is accurate.
400/500mm - 17.5" (6/7/97): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, occasional faint stellar nucleus. Located 2.0' SE of a mag 10 star. Last in a group of 6 NGC galaxies including NGC 5274, 5275, 5277, 5280.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb