Stephane Javelle discovered IC 4301 = J. 3-1262, along with IC 4302, 4304, 4305 and 4306, on 1 Jul 1896. His position is accurate. The UGC position is 5' too far south and corresponds with a faint galaxy that NED (but not HyperLeda) identifies as IC 4301.

600/800mm - 24" (7/2/16): at 260x; very faint or faint, fairly small, very elongated ~3:1 NW-SE, 21"x7", nearly even surface brightness. Located 5.7' SW of IC 4304 in a sextet of IC galaxies.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb