DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 4785 = DS 527 on a plate taken 16 Sept 1901 at Harvard's Arequipa Station in Peru. He noted "eF, vS, iF, stell N."

600/800mm - 30" (10/12/15 - OzSky): at 303x; moderately to fairly bright, sharply concentrated with a very bright core or bar oriented WNW-ESE and a much fainter halo oriented NNW-SSE. The surrounding star field is rich in faint stars and a couple of mag 16 stars are very near the halo.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb