IC 4867 = IC 1301 forms a close pair with MCG +08-35-011 1' NE. The companion appeared extremely faint, very small, round, 10"-12" diameter, only pops occasionally.

Sherburne Burnham discovered IC 4867 on 21 Jun 1901 at Yerkes Observatory while measuring the separation and position angle of nearby O∑ 182. This galaxy was probably discovered earlier by Lewis Swift on 15 Apr 1890, but his position was 50' too far south. In a letter to Herbert Howe, Swift corrected the declination 35' further north, but this still placed his position 15' south of IC 4867. Still, Dreyer questioned if IC 4867 = IC 1301 in the IC, probably as Swift mentioned the nearby double star.

600/800mm - 24" (6/21/17): at 375x; fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 5:2 or 3:1 SSW-NNE, ~40"x15". A 1.2' pair (STT 182) of mag 7.4 and mag 8.6 stars is 2' to 3' NE. The brighter star has a mag 11.5 companion at 35".

Notes by Steve Gottlieb