Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 5525 = St XIII-72 on 3 May 1883. His position matches UGC 9124.
400/500mm - 17.5" (5/11/02): fairly faint;, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, 0.9'x0.6'. Contains a slightly brighter, rounder core ~20" diameter. Three mag 11 stars are 6'-8' NE.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb