Hermann Kobold discovered IC 4041 = K. 2-30 on 8 May 1896 with the 18-inch refractor at Strasbourg and recorded "vF, pS."
400/500mm - 17.5" (4/28/90): extremely faint and small, round. Located in the core of AGC 1656 7.3' ENE of NGC 4889. Nearby galaxies include IC 4042 1.6' SSE and IC 4051 2.9' E.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb