Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 4201 = LM 2-455 in 1886. His position is 0.5 min of RA east of MCG -02-31-024. Herbert Howe measured an accurate position in 1899-00 (repeated in the IC 2 Notes).

400/500mm - 18" (5/8/04): faint, small, slightly elongated ~E-W, 0.5'x0.4', weak concentration to a very small brighter core. An extremely faint halo was suspected. A mag 13.5 star lies 0.8' S of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb