Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 5498 = St XII-60 on 9 May 1882. His position matches UGC 9075.
400/500mm - 17.5" (6/8/96): fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 0.8' diameter. Fairly symmetrical concentration to a brighter core and occasional faint stellar nucleus. HCG 71 (IC 4381 and IC 4382) lies 11' S.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb