Max Wolf discovered IC 4358 photographically in Apr 1905. The discovery was mentioned in the note "Ein schöner Spiralnebel" (AN 168 [4013], 75), which describes IC 971.

600/800mm - 24" (6/15/15): faint to fairly faint, fairly small, thin edge-on 7:2 WNW-ESE, 0.7'x0.2', weak concentration. Located 4.6' WSW of brighter IC 971.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb