Albert Marth discovered NGC 2598 = m 123 on 1 Jan 1864, along with NGC 2597 = m 122. His position matches UGC 4443. NGC 2597, placed only 5 sec of RA preceding, may refer to 1 or 2 very faint stars.

400/500mm - 17.5" (1/1/92): faint, small, round, broad concentration. Located just west of the vertex of a "V" asterism consisting of five mag 11-12 stars; the asterism appears to point towards this galaxy with the vertex being a mag 12 star 1.7' E. Outlying member of Cancer I galaxy cluster.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb