William Herschel discovered NGC 4502 = H II-92 = h1314 on 21 Mar 1784 (sweep 182) and noted "vF, S." CH's reduced position is 6' north of UGC 7677. He was working quickly in the sweep and made several positional errors on nearby objects. JH measured an accurate position.

400/500mm - 18" (4/5/03): very faint, small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.4', low surface brightness. NGC 4498 lies 11' NNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb