Edward Holden discovered NGC 5769 on 27 Apr 1881 at the Washburn Observatory and noted "vF, exactly north of Lalande 27090." His position is 2.5' north of CGCG 048-047, with the declination measured on the 27th and 28th.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/18/93): very faint, very small, round, 15" diameter, extremely small brighter core with direct vision. Located 9.5' N of mag 7.9 SAO 120708 at the edge of the 220x field.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb