Lewis Swift discovered NGC 5344 = Sw. III-76 on 6 May 1886 and recorded "vF; S; R." His position is 1.8' south of CGCG 336-026. Corwin notes that the NGC RA is 0.9 min too far west, although Swift's position is only slightly west.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/5/99): faint, very small, round, 25" diameter, even surface brightness. Located 2.8' following a mag 10 star and 8' ENE of mag 8.5 SAO 7884.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb