Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 5947 = St XIII-83, along with NGC 5943, on 18 Jun 1884. His position is accurate.
400/500mm - 17.5" (6/21/93): extremely faint, fairly small, round, very low even surface brightness. Last of five in a group with NGC 5943 10' WNW. [Also see observations of MCG +07-32-015 and UGC 9873].
Notes by Steve Gottlieb