John Herschel discovered NGC 5626 = h3571 on 30 Mar 1835 and recorded "eF; R; 20"." His position is at the southwest edge of the galaxy.

400/500mm - 18" (5/16/09): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:4, ~30"x24", broad weak concentration. Forms the south vertex of an isosceles triangle with a mag 8.7 star 4.8' NW and mag 8 HD 127077 7' NNE. Located 26' SE of mag 5.0 52 Hydrae.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb