Lewis Swift discovered NGC 5528 = Sw. VI-65 on 23 Mar 1887 and recorded "eeF; pS; R; vF * close; triple star in field preceding." His position is just 6 sec of RA following CGCG 074-153 = PGC 50981 and his description applies, with the triple star 7' west-southwest.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/17/01): faint, small, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, 0.6'x0.4', weak concentration. A small group of 7 mag 12-13 stars is 6' W. Located 10' SSW of a wide pair of mag 9/10 stars. NGC 5535/5539 pair lies 21' ESE. In the foreground of AGC 1890.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb