John Herschel discovered NGC 5995 = h3613 on 5 Jun 1836 and logged "eF; S; R; follows a vS *; 25"." His single position and description matches MCG -02-40-004 = PGC 56081.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/27/00): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter (viewed core only). A mag 13 star is just 0.9' NW of center. Located 15' S of mag 7.0 SAO 159506.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb