John Herschel discovered NGC 4499 = h3397 on 5 Jun 1834 and recorded "F; L; R; vglbM; 90"." His position (measured on 2 sweep) is a close match with ESO 322-022 = PGC 41537. Pietro Baracchi noticed this galaxy while observing NGC 4507 on 8 Feb 1886 with the GMT and assumed it was new. He called it "large and diffused and vgvlbM, about 2' long and 40" broad."

400/500mm - 18" (5/15/10): at 220x appeared very faint, slightly elongated E-W, 0.8'x0.65'. Low even surface brightness with no core or zones, although view compromised by low elevation. Probable outlying member of the Centaurus cluster (AGC 3526). NGC 4507 lies 40' ENE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb