NGC 4108A = PGC 38343 appeared very faint, small, elongated N-S and NGC 4108B = PGC 38461 is very faint, very diffuse, fairly small, irregularly round. Finally, UGCA 272 = PGC 38504 was noted as fairly faint, fairly small, oval, brighter core.

John Herschel discovered NGC 4108 = h1087 on 3 Apr 1832 and recorded "B; R; gbM; 20"; first class". His single position matches UGC 7101.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/29/89): brightest in a quartet with UGC 7106 = NGC 4108B 5' NNE, UGC 7087 = NGC 4108A 8' NW and UGCA 272 = CGCG 315-017 15' NE. Moderately bright, small, almost round, broad concentration. A mag 11.5 star lies 1.9' SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb