Albert Marth discovered NGC 5384 = m 270 on 8 May 1864 and noted "F, vS, stellar." His declination is 1' too far south.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/10/91): fairly faint, small, round, bright core, stellar nucleus. Located 3.2' SE of a mag 9.5 star. NGC 5386 lies 11' SSE. This is the farthest north in string of four galaxies.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb