John Herschel discovered NGC 5357 = h3546 on 30 Mar 1835 and recorded "pF; R; glbM; 20"; exactly in middle between 2 stars 10m." His position is accurate, although Innes was unsuccessful in finding it with the 7-inch refractor at the Cape of Good Hope.

300/350mm - 13.1" (4/10/86): faint, small, round, weak concentration. Situated among three mag 11 stars and directly between a mag 11 star 1.5' N and a mag 11.5 star 1.1' SSE. Also a mag 11.5 star is 2.2' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb