William Herschel discovered NGC 4365 = H I-30 = h1232 on 13 Apr 1784 (sweep 191) and recorded "pB, pL, or an iR form, mbM, r." His position is within 1' east of UGC 7488.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/28/87): very bright, large, elongated SW-NE, bright core, very small or stellar nucleus. The NGC 4343 group is close SW and NGC 4370 lies 10' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb