Williamina Fleming discovered IC 4637 = Fleming 96 in 1901 on a Harvard objective prism plate taken at the Arequipa station.

300/350mm - 13.1" (4/10/86): at 166x, fairly bright, small, about 15" diameter, estimate V = 12.0. At 214x the mag 13 central star is visible in good moments, otherwise the planetary has a brighter center. The disc can be resolved at 79x. Located 13' N of mag 8 SAO 227611.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb