Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 5512 = St XIII-71 on 3 May 1883. His position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/22/01): very faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, low surface brightness. Very weak concentration with an occasional faint stellar nucleus. Nearly collinear with two mag 11 stars 3' and 8' SSW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb