Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5700 (4th Lord Rosse, 1860 RA 14 32 13, NPD 40 53) is "extremely faint, small, mottled but not resolved, 11th magnitude star 4' to southwest".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.0 by 0.4 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5701 (= GC 3956 = JH 1854 = WH II 575, 1860 RA 14 32 13, NPD 84 01.8) is "considerably bright, pretty small, round, much brighter middle, 11th magnitude star 15 seconds of time preceding (to west)."
Physical Information: Apparent size 4.3 by 4.1 arcmin

Classification Note: NGC 5701 is used by The de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies as an example of type (R₁R₂')SB(l)a. "R₁" indicates a closed outer ring resembling a figure 8, while "R₂'" indicates an outer pseudoring made from arms winding about 270Ĕ with respect to the ends of the bar, and the combination of the two terms indicates that the arms forming the R₂' ring break from the R₁ ring. "(l)" means that there is a central ring that instead of being round (taking into account any tilt of the disk relative to our line of sight) is more elongated than not, forming a "lens" instead of a "ring". In other words, the galaxy exhibits a very complex structure.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5702 (= GC 3957 = WH III 894, 1860 RA 14 32 21, NPD 68 53.3) is "very faint, very small".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.1 by 0.8 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5703 (= GC 3958 = WH III 128, 1860 RA 14 32 27, NPD 59 53.8) is "very faint, very small, irregularly round".
Discovery Notes: Although Herschel had the right of prior discovery, a one degree error made by his sister in the reduction of his observation made his observation a "lost" object until Dreyer discovered the error during a 1912 compilation of Herschel's work. As a result, Stephan's discovery was independent, and his accurate position led to the galaxy being called by the corresponding designation despite its later date. For that reason this entry will only contain historical information, and physical data and images will be posted at the entry for NGC 5709.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5704 (= GC 3959 = JH 1855 = WH II 649, 1860 RA 14 32 27, NPD 48 52.6) is "faint, considerably small, a little extended 0°±".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.6 by 0.6 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5705 (Stephan list XIII (#80), 1860 RA 14 32 39, NPD 90 07.0) is "extremely faint, large, a little extended, extremely faint diffuse nebulosity around".
Physical Information: Apparent size 3.0 by 1.9 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5706 (Stephan list XIII (#78), 1860 RA 14 32 42, NPD 58 55.6) is "very faint, very small, round, very little brighter middle".
Physical Information: Even though Stephan's observation was far more accurate than Herschel's, standard practice is to use the lower numerical designation for duplicate entries. For that reason, see NGC 5699 for anything else.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5707 (Swift list I (#36), 1860 RA 14 32 45, NPD 37 49.6) is "bright, pretty small, round".
Physical Information: Apparent size 2.5 by 0.5 arcmin. Apparently paired with a smaller elliptical galaxy, PGC 52269, but the "companion" is actually half a billion light-years further away, so the "pair" is merely an optical double.

Physical Information: Apparent size 0.3 by 0.3 arcmin. An apparent companion of NGC 5707, but actually half a billion light-years further away.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5708 (= GC 3960 = JH 1859, 1860 RA 14 32 46, NPD 48 56.8) is "faint, pretty large, extended 0°±, gradually brighter middle".
Physical Information: Given the duplicate entry, see NGC 5704 for anything else (??)

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5709 (Stephan list XIII (#79), 1860 RA 14 32 49, NPD 58 57.0) is "very faint, small, irregular figure, extended east-west".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.6 by 0.4 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5710 (= GC 3961 = JH 1856 = WH III 895, 1860 RA 14 32 50, NPD 69 21.0) is "very faint, small, very gradually brighter middle, double star to east, western of 2", the other being NGC 5711.
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.2 by 1.1 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5711 (= GC 3962 = JH 1858, 1860 RA 14 32 56, NPD 69 24.9) is "extremely extended, very small, double star attached, eastern of 2", the other being NGC 5710.
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.0 by 0.6 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 3963 (= GC 3963 = WH III 950, 1860 RA 14 32 58, NPD 10 33.7) is "very faint, small, round, small cluster to west".
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.7 by 0.7 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5713 (= GC 3964 = JH 1857 = WH I 182, 1860 RA 14 33 01, NPD 89 41.1) is "considerably bright, pretty large, round, pretty suddenly much brighter middle, mottled but not resolved". For a discussion of the duplicate entry, see NGC 5651.
Physical Information: Apparent size 2.9 by 2.5 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5714 (= GC 3965 = JH 1861 = WH III 675, 1860 RA 14 33 03, NPD 42 44.5) is "very faint, pretty small, extended east-west, double star to north, 1st of 6", the others being NGC 5717, 5721, 5722, 5723 and 5724.
Physical Information: Apparent size 3.2 by 0.4 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5715 (= GC 3966 = JH 3577, Dunlop 333, 1860 RA 14 33 15, NPD 146 56.8) is a "cluster, large, pretty rich, compressed middle, stars from 11th to 13th magnitude".
Physical Information: Apparent size 7.0 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5716 (= GC 3968 = JH 1860 = WH III 671, 1860 RA 14 33 19, NPD 106 52.0) is "very faint, pretty large, round".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.9 by 1.3 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5717 (= GC 3969 = JH 1864, 1860 RA 14 33 29, NPD 42 42.5) is "very faint, small, round, double star near, 2nd of 6", the others being NGC 5714, 5721, 5722, 5723 and 5724.
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.8 by 0.5 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5718 (= GC 3970 = JH 1862 = WH III 550, 1860 RA 14 33 40, NPD 85 56.0) is "very faint, small, round, very gradually a little brighter middle, 8th or 9th magnitude star to northeast".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.5 by 1.1 arcmin? Recessional velocity 8205 km/sec. Used by the Arp Atlas, with IC 1042, as an example of galaxies with diffuse counter-tails (all such examples happening to be the result of gravitational interaction between the galaxies).

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5719 (= GC 3971 = JH 1863 = WH II 682, 1860 RA 14 33 46, NPD 89 41.0) is "pretty faint, small, a little extended, brighter middle". For a discussion of the duplicate entry, see NGC 5658.
Physical Information: Apparent size 3.2 by 1.2 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5720 (Swift list VI (list IX #40), 1860 RA 14 33 48, NPD 38 34.1) is "most extremely faint, pretty small, round, between 2 stars".
Discovery Notes: Per a note by Swift in his list IX, he must have communicated the observation to Dreyer at the same time as the rest of his list VI, but "by an oversight" the observation was not included in the published version of list VI; so he finally published it (along with a number of others similarly overlooked) in his list IX.
Physical Information: Apparent size 2.1 by 1.4 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5721 (= GC 3972, 3rd Lord Rosse, 1860 RA 14 33 48, NPD 42 41) is "very faint, small, round, 'forms a trapezium with faint nebulosity connecting?' NGC 5722, 5723 and 5724". (The four objects in the trapezium are the 3rd through 6th members of the "Nth of 6", which includes NGC 5714 and 5717.)
Discovery Notes: Although Dreyer credits the discovery to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, he notes that many of Rosse's nebular discoveries were actually made by one of his assistants, in this case R. J. Mitchell.
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.3 by 0.2 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5722 (= GC 3975 = JH 1865, 1860 RA 14 33 50, NPD 42 41) is "very faint, small, round, pretty suddenly brighter middle, 'forms a trapezium with faint nebulosity connecting?' NGC 5721, 5723 and 5724". (The four objects in the trapezium are the 3rd through 6th members of the "Nth of 6", which includes NGC 5714 and 5717.)
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.3 by 0.3 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5723 (= GC 3973, 3rd Lord Rosse, 1860 RA 14 33 50, NPD 42 40) is "very faint, small, round, 'forms a trapezium with faint nebulosity connecting?' NGC 5721, 5722 and 5724". (The four objects in the trapezium are the 3rd through 6th members of the "Nth of 6", which includes NGC 5714 and 5717.)
Discovery Notes: Although Dreyer credits the discovery to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, he notes that many of Rosse's nebular discoveries were actually made by one of his assistants, in this case R. J. Mitchell.
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.7 by 0.2 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5724 (= GC 3974, 3rd Lord Rosse, 1860 RA 14 33 52, NPD 42 40) is "very faint, small, round, 'forms a trapezium with faint nebulosity connecting?' NGC 5721, 5722 and 5723". (The four objects in the trapezium are the 3rd through 6th members of the "Nth of 6", which includes NGC 5714 and 5717.)
Note About The PGC Designation: Although NGC 5724 is a star, (per NED) many references mistakenly assign it the characteristics of NGC 5424, which is a galaxy; as an example, although the position listed in LEDA is for the star listed above, that catalog calls it a galaxy with the PGC designation shown above, and assigns many values to its supposed characteristics that actually belong to NGC 5424. Such errors are more common than one might expect, and one of the reasons that I started work on this catalog.
Discovery Notes: Although Dreyer credits the discovery to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, he notes that many of Rosse's nebular discoveries were actually made by one of his assistants, in this case R. J. Mitchell.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5725 (= GC 3976, d'Arrest, 1860 RA 14 33 53, NPD 87 12.7) is "very faint, small, disc, 15th magnitude star 95" to south".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.2 by 0.8 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5726 (Ormond Stone list I (#205), 1860 RA 14 34 20, NPD 107 50.2) is "faint, small, round, gradually brighter middle, magnitude 10.5 star 3' to northwest". The first IC lists a corrected RA (per Ormond Stone) of 14 35 07.
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.3 by 1.0 arcmin.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5727 (Stephan list XII (#66), 1860 RA 14 34 37, NPD 55 24.1) is "extremely faint, pretty large, round, diffuse".
Physical Information: Apparent size 2.3 by 1.2 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5728 (= GC 3977 = JH 1866 = WH I 184, 1860 RA 14 34 38, NPD 106 38.6) is "pretty faint, pretty large, pretty much extended 45°±, much brighter middle, 10th magnitude star to south." The position precesses to RA 14 42 24.7, Dec -17 14 37, well within the northern rim of the galaxy listed above, the description fits and there is nothing comparable nearby, so the identification is certain.
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity relative to the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation of 3020 km/sec (and H₀ = 70 km/sec/Mpc), NGC 5728 is about 140 million light-years away, in good agreement with redshift-independent distance estimates of about 80 to 140 million light-years. Given that and its apparent size of about 2.15 by 1.15 arcmin for the main galaxy and about 4.05 by 2.85 for the outer pseudoring(from the images below), the galaxy is about 85 to 90 thousand light-years across, and its pseudoring spans about 165 thousand light-years. NGC 5728 is listed as a Seyfert galaxy (type Sy 2).
Classification Note: NGC 5728 is used by The de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies as an example of type (R₁)SAB(r)a. "R₁" means that the outer ring looks like (counting the central galaxy) a closed figure 8, while the underlined "B" indicates that though not a strongly barred spiral, it is more like a barred spiral than an unbarred one. Similarly, the underlined "r" in "rs" means that there is a prominent nuclear ring surrounding the bright core that causes the galaxy to be classified as a Seyfert galaxy, while the spiral structure, though present, is not as prominent or well-organized (which is why, though I added the "s" because spiral features are easily seen in the HST image, they are not noted in the de Vaucouleurs classification)..

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5729 (= GC 3978 = JH 3578 = WH III 508, 1860 RA 14 34 40, NPD 98 24.1) is "faint, pretty large, extended, mottled but not resolved". (Per Steinicke, also = WH VI 8)
Physical Information: Apparent size 2.6 by 0.7 arcmin

A Problematic Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5730 (= GC 3979 = JH 1867 = WH III 657, 1860 RA 14 34 42, NPD 46 36.2) is "very faint, considerably small, extended 90°±". The second IC adds "5730 = Bigourdan 322, RA 14 34 57, NPD 46 39 (h.'s place approximate only)". The (supposedly) corrected position precesses to RA 14 40 16.4, Dec +42 44 52, which falls nearly 25 seconds of time to the east of the galaxy listed above, which would be an extraordinary error for Bigourdan to have made. However, Bigourdan's "big book" shows that he measured the difference in right ascension between NGC 5730 and 5731 as about 17 seconds of time, which is correct; so if there is an error in his position for NGC 5730 he should have made the same error for both of them. This suggests that he made an error in the identification of his comparison star (which was the same for both objects), so I consider that possibility in the following paragraph.
Analysis of Bigourdan's Measurements for NGC 5730: Bigourdan lists his comparison star as 10th magnitude BD+43 2427, at (1900) RA 14 35 50.9, Dec +43 12 12. This precesses to (J2000) RA 14 39 39.2, Dec +42 46 24, which falls almost exactly on the modern position of the star, so his position for the comparison star was correct. Adding the average offsets of eight positions measured for NGC 5730 (+13.1 seconds of time in right ascension and -1' 49" in declination) to the comparison star's (1900) position, Bigourdan's position for NGC 5730 should have been (1900) RA 14 36 04.0, Dec +43 10 23, which precesses to (1860) RA 14 34 32.7, Dec +43 20 48, and (J2000) RA 14 39 52.3, Dec +42 44 36, which falls right on the galaxy listed above. In other words, Bigourdan's measurements for NGC 5730 (and, given his measurement of their relative positions, for NGC 5731 as well) are perfectly accurate, but nearly 25 seconds of time smaller than the value quoted in the second IC, which was taken from Bigourdan's published position for his #322. (?!?)
Historical Identification Confirmed: As of this writing I have no idea how Bigourdan's perfect position for NGC 5730 became the incorrect position published for his #322. Some sort of blunder must have been made, but what that was is neither clear nor of any consequence. Since the actual position Bigourdan measured for IC 5730 falls right on the galaxy listed above, and its description and that of its companion fit the actual galaxies in the region, the identification of IC 5730 as the galaxy listed above must be considered certain.
Discovery Note: William Herschel gave only a single position for WH III 657 (= NGC 5730) and 658 (= NGC 5731), but his second catalog states "Two. Both very faint, very small, extended in different directions, 2 or 3 arcmin distant on the parallel (that is, east-west of each other and separated by 2 or 3 arcmin), each south of a small star." This perfectly fits the pair, and although the designations of the two are (unfortunately) sometimes confused (perhaps because of the error made for Bigourdan's #322), since the NGC is arranged by right ascension the lesser right ascension of NGC 5730 in the original NGC (taken by Dreyer from John Herschel's GC) means that even if its position were incorrect the western of the two galaxies (PGC 52396) must retain the lower number.
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity of 2535 km/sec (and H₀ = 70 km/sec/Mpc), NGC 5730 is about 115 to 120 million light-years away. Given that and its apparent size of about 2.1 by 0.4 arcmin (from the images below), it is about 70 to 75 thousand light-years across. NGC 5730 is listed as a starburst galaxy. Since it and NGC 5731 have identical recessional velocities and are presumably at about the same distance from us, they are almost certainly a gravitationally bound pair.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5731 (= GC 3980 = JH 1868 = WH III 658, 1860 RA 14 34 52, NPD 46 37.7) is "very faint, extremely small, a little extended". The position precesses to RA 14 40 11.3, Dec +42 46 09, only 0.7 arcmin southeast of the center of the galaxy listed above and just off its southeastern rim, the description fits and there is nothing comparable nearby save for NGC 5730, which is otherwise accounted for, so the identification is certain.
Discovery Note 1: William Herschel gave only a single position for WH III 657 (= NGC 5730) and 658, but his second catalog states "Two. Both very faint, very small, extended in different directions, 2 or 3 arcmin distant on the parallel (that is, east-west of each other and separated by 2 or 3 arcmin), each south of a small star." This perfectly fits the pair, and although the designations of the two are (unfortunately) sometimes confused, since the NGC is arranged by right ascension the lesser right ascension of NGC 5730 in the original NGC (taken by Dreyer from John Herschel's GC) means that even if its position were incorrect the western of the two galaxies must retain the lower number.
Note About Incorrect "Duplicate" Entry: For many years it was thought that IC 1045 (which see for more about this topic) was a duplicate observation of NGC 5731; but in August 2017 it was shown that this is incorrect, hence the disclaimer here and in the list of observers at the start of this entry.
Discovery Note 2: Bigourdan observed virtually every NGC object visible from Paris in an effort to improve their positions (or to see if there had been a change in them as a result of proper motion), but I normally list one of his observations only if it was mentioned by Dreyer. In this case I broke that rule, to show that all three observers (William Herschel, John Herschel and Bigourdan) who are known to have observed either NGC 5730 or NGC 5731 also observed the other one. This is related to the mistaken attribution of Swift's observation of Sep 1, 1888 to NGC 5731, as he noted only a single object in his observation, lending additional support to the idea that he observed neither of the NGC objects, and his observation must have been of a completely different object.
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity of 2535 km/sec (and H₀ = 70 km/sec/Mpc), NGC 5731 is about 115 to 120 million light-years away. Given that and its apparent size of about 1.75 by 0.35 arcmin (from the images below), it is about 60 thousand light-years across. Since NGC 5731 and 5730 have identical recessional velocities and are presumably at about the same distance from us, they are almost certainly a gravitationally bound pair.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5732 (= GC 3981 = JH 1869 = WH III 686, 1860 RA 14 35 03, NPD 50 45.2) is "very faint, small, round, a little brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.4 by 0.7 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5733 (= GC 5773, Marth #283, 1860 RA 14 35 35, NPD 89 45) is "very faint, small, much extended".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.0 by 0.4 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5734 (Leavenworth list I (#206), 1860 RA 14 36 20, NPD 110 17.2) is "very faint, small, a little extended, gradually a little brighter middle". The second IC lists a corrected position (per Howe) of RA 14 37 13, NPD 110 16.6.
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.5 by 1.0 arcmin.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5735 (= GC 3982 = JH 1870 = WH III 133, 1860 RA 14 36 29, NPD 60 40.8) is "very faint, large, irregularly round, a little brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 2.4 by 1.9 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5736 (Swift list VI (#68), 1860 RA 14 36 43, NPD 78 12.1) is "most extremely faint, small, a little extended, very difficult".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.1 by 0.7 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5737 (= GC 3983 = JH 1871 = WH III 896, 1860 RA 14 36 43, NPD 70 31.1) is "very faint, considerably small, round, very gradually a little brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.3 by 0.8 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5738 (= GC 5774, Marth #284, 1860 RA 14 36 49, NPD 87 48) is "faint, small, brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.0 by 0.3 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5739 (= GC 3984 = JH 1873 = WH I 171, 1860 RA 14 37 13, NPD 47 34.4) is "pretty bright, small, round, suddenly much brighter middle, mottled but not resolved, star near". The position precesses to RA 14 42 34.6, Dec +41 49 46, only about 1.3 arcmin south southeast of the galaxy listed above, the description fits and there is nothing else nearby, so the identification is certain.
Note About The Duplicate Entry: For a long time it was thought that IC 1028 (which see for a discussion of the duplicate listing) might be PGC 52005. It is now known that IC 1028 is actually a misrecorded observation of NGC 5739; but since this wasn't discovered until August 2017, it will take some time for it to become general knowledge.
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity of 5375 km/sec (and H₀ = 70 km/sec/Mpc), NGC 5739 is about 250 million light-years away. Given that and its apparent size of about 3.9 by 2.8 arcmin (from the images below, counting its widely scattered outer regions), it is about 285 thousand light-years across. Given the galaxy's distorted appearance (and scattered fragments), it has probably undergone some kind of collision or at least a very near passage with another galaxy at some time in the relatively recent past.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5740 (= GC 3985 = JH 1872 = WH II 538, 1860 RA 14 37 18, NPD 87 43.3) is "pretty bright, large, irregularly round, gradually brighter middle, mottled but not resolved".
Physical Information: Apparent size 2.8 by 1.5 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5741 (Leavenworth list I (#207), 1860 RA 14 37 20, NPD 101 20.3) is "very faint, very small, round, suddenly brighter middle and nucleus". The first IC lists a corrected RA (per Ormond Stone) of 14 38 17.
Discovery Notes: Dreyer's IC1 note credits Stone, as the author of Southern Nebulae; but that paper states that Muller did the observation noted above.
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.1 by 1.1 arcmin.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5742 (Leavenworth list I (#208), 1860 RA 14 37 20, NPD 101 14.3) is "faint, pretty small, pretty much extended, gradually brighter middle and nucleus". The first IC lists a corrected RA (per Ormond Stone) of 14 38 02.
Discovery Notes: Dreyer's IC1 note credits Stone as the author of Southern Nebulae; but that paper states that Leavenworth and Muller did the re-observations noted above.
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.3 by 0.5 arcmin.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5743 (Leavenworth list I (#209), 1860 RA 14 37 20, NPD 110 17.3) is "faint, small, much extended, suddenly much brighter middle and nucleus". The second IC lists a corrected position (per Howe) of RA 14 37 15, NPD 110 19.2.
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.4 by 0.5 arcmin.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5744 (Ormond Stone list I (#210), 1860 RA 14 37 20, NPD 107 53.3) is "extremely faint, very small, nebulous?".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.0 by 0.7 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5745 (= GC 3986 = JH 3579, 1860 RA 14 37 23, NPD 103 20.8) is "very faint, small, extended, pretty suddenly a little brighter middle".
Note About VV098: Vorontsov-Velyaminov object 098 has a confusing set of designations, presumably due to the poor quality of older images of the region. Apparently Vorontsov-Velyaminov thought that the bright galaxy was two galaxies separated by a small north-south distance, and labeled the brighter (southern) galaxy as VV098a and the fainter (northern) galaxy as VV098b. In reality, they are a single galaxy with a dark dust lane running just above the nucleus of the galaxy. A probable companion to the southwest of the nucleus was designated as VV098c, and a magnitude 13.7 star to the southwest of the system was erroneously classified as a galaxy (and still is in several references), and designated VV098d. The star is otherwise ignored in this catalog, but the bright galaxy (NGC 5745) and its smaller companion (VV 098c) are covered in this and the following entry.
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.7 by 1.2 arcmin. Almost certainly interacting with VV098c, as discussed in the following entry.

Physical Information: Apparent size 0.3 by 0.3 arcmin? Recessional velocity unknown, so whether it is a physical companion of NGC 5745 or merely an optical double; but the distorted shape of the larger galaxy is almost certainly caused by an interaction between the two, so they are probably at the same distance, and have similar recessional velocities.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5746 (= GC 3987 = JH 1874 = WH I 126, 1860 RA 14 37 50, NPD 87 27.1) is "bright, large, very much extended 170°, brighter middle and bright nucleus". (Note: The GC uses the shorthand bMBN for the last entry, misrecorded in the NGC as bmBN.)
Physical Information: Apparent size 7.4 by 1.3 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5747 (= GC 3988 = WH III 48, 1860 RA 14 38 26, NPD 77 18.5) is "extremely faint, small".
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.8 by 0.8 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5748 (Stephan list XII (#67), 1860 RA 14 38 44, NPD 67 29.5) is "extremely faint, very small".
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.8 by 0.5 arcmin

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5749 (= GC 3989 = JH 3580, Dunlop 356, 1860 RA 14 38 57, NPD 143 56.2) is a "cluster, pretty large, pretty rich, a little compressed, stars from 10th to 11th magnitude".