John Herschel discovered NGC 5553 = h1775 on 6 May 1831 and recorded "vF; lE; 15"." Although he noted both the RA and Dec as very uncertain, his position is just 1' south of CGCG 191-075 = PGC 51161.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/2/00): faint, small edge-on E-W, 0.8'x0.2'. At the edge of the 220x field are IC 4397 10' NW and IC 4405 10' E (IC 4399 6' NNW not seen).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb