Lewis Swift discovered NGC 5779 = Sw. I-38 on 9 Jun 1885 and recorded "vF; pS; lE; lbM; pB * nr." His position is just 9 sec of RA east and 1' north of CGCG 273-031 = PGC 53090.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/27/98): extremely faint, very small, round, 20" diameter. A mag 15 star is 40" WSW of center and a mag 15.5 star (not on GSC) lies 44" SSE. Can hold the galaxy continuously at 280x. Located 10' NNW of mag 7.2 SAO 29317.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb