John Herschel discovered NGC 5886 = h1911 on 13 May 1828 and logged "F; R; bM; 12"." His position is 40" south of the center of CGCG 221-036 = PGC 54298.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/15/93): first of three in the NGC 5888 group. Faint, very small, round, stellar nucleus, 0.4' diameter. A mag 15.5 star is at the north tip 14" from the center. Situated almost midway between a mag 12 star 1.9' WNW and a 13th mag star 1.3' SE. Located 2.9' WNW of mag 8.7 SAO 45437. Forms a pair with NGC 5888 4.6' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb