Stephane Javelle discovered IC 4300 = J. 3-1261 on 16 Jun 1903. His position is accurate. The other members of the IC 4304 group were discovered earlier on 1 Jul 1896.

600/800mm - 24" (7/2/16): at 260x; very faint or faint, extremely small, round, ~8" diameter. Westernmost and smallest member of the IC 4304 group and situated 7' WSW of IC 4304. The redshift of this galaxy is 60% greater than the other members of the sextet, so it likely is a background object.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb