William Herschel discovered NGC 4047 = H II-741 = h1058 on 9 Mar 1788 (sweep 816) and noted "pF, S, R, gbM." CH's reduction is 1.6' northeast of UGC 7025. JH logged "B; pL; R; pgbM; 40"." The RNGC position is 1.0 min of RA too far west (see NGC 4045/4045A).

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/25/98): moderately bright and large, ~1.3'x1.1', halo slightly elongated ~E-W. Fairly well concentrated with a fainter halo surrounding a bright core and nucleus. A mag 11 star lies 3.6' WSW. Sky hazy with smoke.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb