William Herschel discovered NGC 5754 = H III-687 = h1878 on 16 May 1787 (sweep 738) and recorded cF, pS. Another much fainter and smaller suspected, about 2' more north. 300x showed the same." NGC 5754 is the brightest in a close group of four with NGC 5752, NGC 5753 and NGC 5755 (discovered by Lawrence Parsons on 1 Apr 1878) with NGC 5752/5754 a close pair. NGC 5755, situated 3' north-northeast of NGC 5754, is probably the galaxy suspected by WH!

RNGC has confused the identities of NGC 5753 and NGC 5754, hence the positions and new descriptions for these two entries should be reversed. The correct identifications are given in UGC and MCG. Listed in my RNGC Corrections #2.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/21/93): brightest in a compact quartet. Fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated WNW-ESE, 1.0'x0.8', gradually brighter halo, small bright core. Forms an interacting pair with NGC 5752 1.1' W. The NGC 5753/NGC 5755 pair lies 4' N and 3' NNE, respectively.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb