DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 4730 = D.S. 482 on a plate taken on 20 Jul 1901 at Harvard's Arequipa Station. He noted "eF, vS, cE 10°, bet 2 F st."

600/800mm - 25" (10/15/17 - OzSky): at 397x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 NNW-SSE, ~25"x15", relatively large brighter core and very low surface brightness extensions. A mag 14.5 star is at the west edge, just 10" from center and a mag 12 star is 1' N. This outlying member of ACO S805 = Pavo II Cluster is situated 2' N of mag 9.1 HD 171359. IC 4723 lies 20' W.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb