Forms a close pair with UGC 8932 1.2' NE of center. The companion appeared extremely faint, small, very elongated ~4:1 in the direction of NGC 5410, ~0.5'x0.1', very low surface brightness.

William Herschel discovered NGC 5410 = H II-672 = h1729 on 9 Apr 1787 (sweep 725) and logged "pF, pS, bM." JH's single position is 1' west-northwest the center of UGC 8931, though he missed UGC 8932.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/16/01): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 WSW-ENE, 1.0'x0.6', weak concentration. There is a mag 15.5 star just off the western edge. Located 2.2' SE of a mag 12.5 star and 12' NE of mag 8.7 SAO 44838.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb