Albert Marth discovered NGC 5847 = m 287 on 25 Mar 1865 and recorded "eF, S, iR." His position matches CGCG 048-120 = PGC 53928. NED notes this galaxy is mistakenly called a "double system" in the CGCG.

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/20/01): picked up at 64x with 31mm Nagler. At 220x, appears very faint, small, round, 25" diameter, low surface brightness. Situated 2.9' NE of a mag 10.4 star. CGCG 48-111 lies 18' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb