John Herschel discovered NGC 5612 = h3567 on 23 May 1835 and recorded "vF; E; gbM; with a feeble appearance of stars, but I have hardly a doubt of its being a nebula." His position is fairly accurate.

600/800mm - 24" (4/4/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, ~35"x25" (core only viewed?). A star is at the southwest end. Located 57' NW mag 3.8 Alpha Apodis.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb