William Herschel discovered NGC 4080 = H III-355 = h1078 on 11 Apr 1785 (sweep 396) and noted "vF, pmE, S." His position matches UGC 7068. John Herschel made 4 observations, the first on 26 Mar 1827 (sweep 64).

400/500mm - 18" (3/30/05): faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 1.0'x0.4'. The core appears to be offset SE of center as the galaxy appears to extend to the NW of this spot.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb