William Herschel discovered NGC 4267 = H II-166 = h1181 on 17 Apr 1784 (sweep 199) and noted "pB; vS." His position at the north edge of the halo of UGC 7373. JH made two observations, calling this galaxy "pB, R, vsmbM, almost to a star."

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/25/87): bright, fairly small, very diffuse round halo. Sharp concentration as increases suddenly to a small very bright core and stellar nucleus. NGC 4305/NGC 4306 pair lies 33' E.

600/800mm - 24" (5/29/14): very bright, moderately large, round, 1.3' diameter, sharply concentrated with an intense core that gradually increases to a stellar nucleus. Contains a much fainter outer halo.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb