Lewis Swift discovered NGC 5780 = Sw. VI-69 on 30 Mar 1887 and recorded "vF; S; R; pB * sp." His position is accurate to within 1' and his comment "pB * nr sp" applies.
400/500mm - 17.5" (6/21/93): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 50"x25". A mag 11.5 star is 1.6' SSW.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb