Albert Marth discovered NGC 5387 = m 271 on 8 May 1864 and noted "vF ray, 2' l." His position is accurate.
400/500mm - 17.5" (5/10/91): very faint, fairly small, edge-on 6:1 SSW-NNE, 1.6'x0.25', low even surface brightness. NGC 5382, NGC 5386 and NGC 5384 are nearly all collinear to the north with NGC 5382 12' NNW and NGC 5374 14' W.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb