DeLisle Stewart discovered IC 4960 = D.S. 651 on a plate taken at Harvard's Arequipa station on 21 Sep 1900. He reported "eF, eS, bM." His RA was 7 seconds too small, though there is no question on the identification.

600/800mm - 30" (10/18/17 - OzSky): at 429x; moderately bright, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 or 7:2 NNW-SSE, ~0.7'x0.2', small brighter nucleus. A mag 16 star is at the northern tip. Situated 1.5' ENE of a mag 10.3 star. Forms a pair with IC 4967 5' ESE. Located 16' NNW of the spectacular barred spiral NGC 6872 in the Pavo-I Group.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb