William Herschel discovered NGC 5716 = H III-671 = h1860 on 7 May 1787 (sweep 732) and logged "cF, S, R, joining two small stars."

300/350mm - 13.1" (6/18/85): faint, fairly small, round, diffuse, low even surface brightness. Two mag 12/13 stars are at the NE edge both 1.0' from center. Located 23' SW of NGC 5716.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb