DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 4827 = DS 564 on a plate taken at Harvard's Arequipa station on 13 Aug 1901. He reported "F, cS, eE at 170°, stell N."

600/800mm - 25" (10/16/17 - OzSky): at 244x; moderately bright and large, very elongated 5:1 NNW-SSE, ~1.25'x0.25', very small bright nucleus. Bracketed by two pairs of brighter stars; a mag 8.8 star is 1.9' NW (with a mag 11 star 2' to its west), and a mag 9.1 star 3.2' NE (with a mag 12 star 0.9' to its NE). Member of the NGC 6769 Group = LGG 427, with NGC 6769/6770/6771 42' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb