Ormond Stone discovered NGC 5555 = LM 1-202 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory and recorded "mag 14.0, 0.7' dia, iR, gbMN." His rough position (nearest min of RA) is 1.3 min of RA east of ESO 579-015, typical with his positions. MCG does not label this galaxy as NGC 5555.

400/500mm - 18" (5/29/05): very faint, small, elongated 4:3 WNW-ESE, 0.4'x0.3', low surface brightness. A mag 14 star lies 2' NE. It took some effort to identify this galaxy in the field, even with a star chart. Located 7' SE of a mag 9 HD 125216. A mag 10 star is a similar distance SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb