WH discovered UGC 9473 on 16 May 1787 (sweep 738) and noted "a small patch, very faint". Apparently he was uncertain of the observation and didn't assign it an internal discovery number, but the time was noted as 1 min 6 sec after NGC 5732 (the previous object in the sweep), and 13' north. Close to this offset is UGC 9473 (Harold Corwin puts his position just 10 sec of time following the galaxy). So, this is another pre-NGC discovery that was not assigned an NGC designation. I sent an e-mail notification to Corwin and Steinicke on 9 Oct 2014.

600/800mm - 24" (6/15/15): moderately to fairly bright, roundish, 0.8' diameter, gradually brightens to the center but no distinct zones at 260x. A mag 10 star lies 6.5' SW and NGC 5732 is 17' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb