Lewis Swift discovered NGC 5330 = Sw. VI-61 on 25 Mar 1887 and recorded "eeF; S; R; e diff; nf of 3676 [NGC 5328].

600/800mm - 24" (6/1/13): this compact galaxy is situated just 1.7' NE of NGC 5328 in a small group. At 225x it appeared faint to fairly faint, small, irregularly round, 15" diameter, very small brighter nucleus. PGC 3094715 lies 1.2' N. and ESO 445-70 is 4.3' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb