Herbert Howe discovered IC 4772 = Ho. II-12 on 7 Sep 1898 with the 20-inch refractor at the Chamberlin Observatory in Denver. He noted "eS, eF. Near 6685 and 6686. He added the note, "No. 12 precedes 6685 less than 2s, 2'.7 north. Between them lies a star of mag 11.5" His position matches CGCG 228-020 = PGC 62217, situated 2.7' NNW of NGC 6685.

The CGCG and MCG reversed the identifications of NGC 6685 and IC 4772. IC 4772 is also misidentified as NGC 6685 in the RNGC. I included this error in my RNGC Corrections #2, WSQJ, 4/88 and Malcolm Thomson includes it in his list of CGCG Corrections.

400/500mm - 17.5" (8/2/86): fairly faint, but extremely small, just nonstellar. A mag 14 star lies 54" SSW of center. Forms a pair with NGC 6685 2.7' S and NGC 6886 lies 7.9' NNE. Located 6' SSE of a mag 8.0 SAO 47678. This galaxy is misidentified as NGC 6685 in the RNGC, UGC and CGCG.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb