Lewis Swift discovered NGC 5762 = Sw. III-84, along with NGC 5763 = Sw. III-85, on 22 May 1886 and recorded "vF; S; R; preceding of 2 [with NGC 5763]." His RA is 13 sec too large but his relative positions for the pair are very good. Both Herbert Howe and Bigourdan (21 May 1892) measured an accurate position (given in the IC 2 Notes).

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/3/00): fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 1' diameter, weak even concentration to a brighter core. A semicircle of four stars mag 13-14 lies 6-7' W. Forms a pair with NGC 5763 at 4.4' ENE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb