William Herschel discovered NGC 4495 = H III-301 = h1310 on 13 Mar 1785 (sweep 387) and noted "vF, vS, R." JH made two observations and measured an accurate position.
400/500mm - 18" (4/5/03): faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 NW-SE, 0.7'x0.4', weak concentration.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb