Lewis Swift discovered NGC 5835 = Sw. VI-75 on 23 Apr1887 and recorded "vF; pS; R." His position is 1.8' north of UGC 9674 (same offset error as NGC 5830, discovered on the same night).

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/17/93): very faint, small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, even surface brightness. A mag 13 star is 1.7' SW and a mag 15 star is at the NW tip 19" from center. IC 4528 lies 16' NW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb