William Herschel discovered NGC 4362 = H III-800 = h1233 on 17 Apr 1789 (sweep 923) and recorded "Two [with III-801 = NGC 4364], both cF, vS, R." His position is 3 sec of RA following and 1' north of III-799 = NGC 4358. But there is only a single galaxy (CGCG 293-018 = PGC 40350), which is 9 sec of RA following and 1.5' south of NGC 4358. So, there was clearly some confusion with the orientation and/or description. JH reported "eF, the last of 2 [with h2914 = NGC 4358]."

Notes on the identifications of NGC 4358, 4362 and 4364 are under NGC 4358.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/13/88): very faint, small, slightly elongated, even surface brightness. A mag 13.5 star is 0.8' S. Located 1.9' SE of NGC 4364. Possible identification mix-up.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb