William Herschel discovered NGC 4272 = H III-299 = h1182 on 13 Mar 1785 (sweep 387) and simply noted "eF". JH made the single observation "eF; vS; R; 10"." and measured an accurate position. The UGC declination is 10' too far south.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/25/98): faint, small, round, 30" diameter, weak concentration. A nice wide pair of mag 11 stars (47" separation) lie 5' SSE. Observation in hazy conditions.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb