Ormond Stone discovered NGC 4188 = LM 1-193 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory. His rough position (nearest min of RA) is just 0.5 tmin W of MCG -02-31-023 = PGC 39059. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1899-00 (repeated in the IC 2 Notes).

400/500mm - 18" (5/8/04): faint, very small, round, 0.4' diameter. A mag 14 star lies 30" N of center, barely off the north edge of the galaxy. The star masks the galaxy a bit and it was not noticed initially.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb