Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 4269 on 4 Mar 1862 with an 11" refractor. His position, measured on 2 nights, matches UGC 7372 = PGC 39719 and he measured nearby mag 7.7 HD 107238 at 1.7 sec of time preceding and 85" north. d'Arrest missed nearby IC 3155. The discovery was listed in his sample preliminary results published in 1862 (AN 57, 337).

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/24/90): fairly faint, very small, very small and bright core, slightly elongated. Located 1.7' SSE of mag 7.7 SAO 119333 which interferes with viewing. Forms a pair with IC 3155 1.2' SW. NGC 4260 lies 10' WNW. Located at the north edge of the NGC 4261 group.

600/800mm - 24" (4/28/14): moderately bright, small, round, 12" (core) surounded by a much fainter elongated halo 20"x14" NW-SE. The core has a very high surface brightness and contains a very bright stellar nucleus. Located 1.6' SE of mag 7.7 HD 107238 and 8.4' SE of NGC 4260. Forms a close pair with fainter IC 3155 1.2' SW. IC 3155 appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 SW-NE, very weak concentration, 30"x18". Slightly larger than NGC 4269, though a lower surface brightness.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb