William Herschel discovered NGC 4359 = H III-648 = h1229 on 20 Mar 1787 (sweep 722) and logged "vF, E, about 1' length in the direction of the parallel." JH made a single observation, noting "F; pmE; nearly in parallel; vlbM; 25"." His position is just 25" south of center.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/25/98): very faint, elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, appears as large as 3'x1' at times, low surface brightness with weak central brightening, fades at tips. Located 34' NW of NGC 4414. Transparency poor.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb