Lewis Swift discovered NGC 5340 = Sw. III-75 on 6 May 1886 and recorded "eF; S; R." His position is 11 sec of RA east and 1' south of CGCG 336-022. MCG and PGC misidentify MCG +12-13-013 as NGC 5340. Also, the MCG declination for MCG +12-13-014 is off by ~10'.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/5/99): faint, small, round, 0.6' diameter, weak even concentration to a slightly brighter core. Located 2.6' ENE of a mag 10.5 star.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb