William Herschel discovered NGC 4041 = H I-252 = h1054 on 19 Mar 1790 (sweep 953) and recorded "vB, cL, R." CH's reduced position is 2' north of UGC 7014. JH made two observations and logged (sweep 411) "B; R; at first g, the psvmbM to a nuclear mass which seems resolvable." His position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/2/92): fairly bright, moderately large, slightly elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 2' diameter, broad concentration with an overall fairly high surface brightness. Two mag 11 and 12 stars at 1.0' separation are 3.5' SSE. NGC 4036 lies 16' SSW.

600/800mm - 24" (5/27/17): at 200x; bright, large, roundish, nearly 2' diameter. Sharply concentrated with a large, low surface brightness halo and an intensely bright core. The core brightness towards the center but there was no distinct nucleus. Forms a bright pair with NGC 4036 15' SSW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb