William Herschel discovered NGC 4462 = H III-764 = h3396 on 26 Mar 1789 (sweep 918) and recorded "cF, R, pS, stellar." John Herschel made two observations from the Cape of Good Hope and logged (sweep 690) "pB; E; sbM; pos of elongation 130° [NW-SE]."

300/350mm - 13.1" (3/17/86): fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 streak WNW-ESE. Contains a bright core with fainter extensions.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb