John Herschel discovered NGC 4484 = h1300 on 9 Mar 1828 and logged "Not vF; R; gbM; 20"." There is nothing at his position, but exactly 2.0 min of RA west is PGC 41087. Herbert Howe was apparently the first to note this error when he observed this galaxy in 1898 or 1899.

400/500mm - 18" (5/8/04): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 0.8' diameter, broad concentration to a slightly brighter core. With direct vision a small slightly brighter 10" nucleus was sometimes visible.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb