DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 4737 = D.S. 487 on a plate taken on 20 Jul 1901 at Harvard's Arequipa Station. He noted "eF, vS, cE at 10°, bet 2 F st."

600/800mm - 25" (10/15/17 - OzSky): at 397x; faint, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S, 20"x15", even surface brightness. A mag 12.5 star is 1' W. Located 1.7' NW of mag 9.0 HD 171618, which impacts the view, in the outskirts of ACO S805 =DC 1842-63 = Pavo II cluster.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb