DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 4753 = D.S. 503 on a plate taken 20 Jul 1901 at Harvard's Arequipa Station in Peru. He noted "vF, vS, R, bM."

600/800mm - 25" (10/16/17 - OzSky): at 397x; fairly faint, small, slightly elongated N-S, ~20"x16". Forms a close pair with brighter IC 4751 1.6' W. Situated 3' S of a mag 10.5 star and 5' NE of mag 9.9 HD 172184 in the norther outskirts of the Pavo II cluster = ACO S805.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb