William Herschel discovered NGC 4348 = H II-625 = h1226 on 29 Dec 1786 (sweep 674) and recorded "F, E from sp to nf, about 2' long." His position is off the east side of CGCG 014-023 = PGC 40284. John Herschel made two observations and logged on sweep 21 "F; irreg R; a small star preceding."

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/24/90): moderately bright, fairly small, edge-on SW-NE, increases to a brighter core. A mag 14 star is located 1.2' W of center and a brighter mag 12 star lies 3.2' S.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb