Located in a rich Pavo star field 47' NE of the center of the showpiece globular NGC 6752. A string of stars, including a mag 11/14.5 pair and a mag 12 star, extends to the southwest. IC 4830 is a member of the Pavo-Indus Supercluster.

DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 4830 = DS 566 on a plate taken at Harvard's Arequipa station on 16 Sep 1901. He reported "eF, eS, R, lbM."

600/800mm - 25" (10/17/17 - OzSky): at 244x; moderately bright, moderately large, slightly elongated 4:3 SSW-NNE, 1.2'x0.85'. Contains a brighter elongated core that appears to be a bar[confirmed afterwards on the DSS]. A mag 15 star is at the east edge of the halo.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb