DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 4744 = D.S. 493 on a plate taken on 20 Jul 1901 at Harvard's Arequipa Station. He noted "eeF, eS, R, eF * inv."

600/800mm - 25" (10/15/17 - OzSky): at 397x; very faint, very small, round, ~18" diameter. A star is attached at the east edge of the galaxy. Located 2.2' SE of a mag 10.5 star and 6.3' W of IC 4749. Based on a single redshift measure, it lies in the background of cluster ACO S805 = Pavo II

Notes by Steve Gottlieb