Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 5499 = St XII-60 on 13 May 1882. His micrometric position is accurate.
400/500mm - 17.5" (6/2/00): faint, small, elongated 4:3 NNW-SSE?, weak broad concentration, occasional faint stellar nucleus. A wide pair of mag 11/13 stars lies 3' SSE. NGC 5517 is 28' SE.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb