George Searle discovered NGC 4058 = HN 37 on 24 Mar 1868 with the 15-inch refractor at Harvard College Observatory (Annals of Harvard Observatory, Vol 13, #257). His position matches UGC 7036.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/24/90): fairly faint, very small, elongated NW-SE, small bright core. Located 15' W of mag 7.2 SAO 119207.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb