John Herschel discovered NGC 5359 = h3545 on 17 May 1835. On sweep 598 he recorded "Cl VIII class, irreg fig, 8' dia, consists of about a dozen stars 11m, and a great many 12, 13, 14m." RNGC classifies this object as a nonexistent cluster.

400/500mm - 18" (7/11/05 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 76x I immediately noticed a 15' irregular chain of two dozen stars, roughly forming the outline of an animal - approximating a dog or horse. Within the position of the "head" of this figure is a pair of equal mag 10.5 stars at 11" separation. In fact, many of the brighter stars are 10th-11th magnitude. This chain is well detached in the field so it stands out well, although there are no dense spots and this loose group appears to be an asterism. Upping the magnification to 228x, at least 80 stars are visible within a 15' region. Listed as nonexistent in the RNGC.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb