Max Wolf discovered IC 3585 = W. IV-239 on a Heidelberg plate taken 23 Mar 1903. He noted "cF, S, neb *."
400/500mm - 18" (5/12/07): faint, small, round, 20" diameter, weak even concentration. A mag 12-12.5 star lies 0.8' S. Located 13' SE of NGC 4556 in a group.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb