Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 5891= LM 1-226 on 12 Jun 1885 and recorded "mag 13.0, pS, lE, gbM, *11 follows." His rough RA (nearest minute) is just 15 seconds too small. The mag 11 star in his notes probably refer to the mag 14 star less than 1' northeast. Bigourdan measured an accurate position (repeated in the IC 1 Notes section).

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/29/00): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated NNW-SSE, 40"x30", low even surface brightness. Three faint stars cradle the galaxy around the SE end [1.1-1.5' from center].

Notes by Steve Gottlieb