DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 4852 = DS 587 on a plate taken at Harvard's Arequipa station on 13 Aug 1901. He reported "cF, bM."

600/800mm - 30" (10/18/17 - OzSky): at 264x and 429x; fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2, ~0.9'x0.6'. Brighter along the elongated core or bar E-W [DSS shows it’s a bar]. Some structure evident in the central region; the surface brightness is uneven and there was an impression of curvature at the ends of the bar [these are the roots of the spiral arms that extend N and S of the bar]. A mag 9.3 star (HD 181900) lies 6.6' SW. IC 4852 is located 31' SE of NGC 6782 and 1° ENE of the NGC 6769/6770/6771 trio. Based on redshift, it's probably a member of the NGC 6769 group.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb