Williamina Fleming discovered IC 4663 = Fleming 97 in 1901 on a Harvard objective prism plate taken at the Arequipa station.

300/350mm - 13.1" (7/12/86): at 166x a nice disc about 15" diameter is clearly visible. Appears brighter than planetary Hb 4 by half a magnitude, estimate V = 12.5. Easily takes 214x power and a mag 13 star is visible 45" ENE of center. Located 17' N of double star h4973 = 8.3/9.1 at 13.1". Very far south for viewing from Northern California.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb