Stephane Javelle discovered IC 800 = J. 1-219 on 22 Apr 1892 and recorded "faint, almost round, 30" diameter, gradually bM."

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/23/87): very faint, diffuse, almost round, even surface brightness. Forms the west vertex of an 8' equilateral triangle with two mag 11-12 stars to the SE and NE. NGC 4540 lies 18' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb