William Herschel discovered NGC 4619 = H II-411 = h1388 on 1 May 1785 (sweep 405) and recorded "pF, S, R, just preceding a cB star." JH made three observations and described this galaxy as "eF", "F" and "pB".

400/500mm - 17.5" fairly faint, fairly small, round, broadly concentrated halo, fainter halo. Located 1.9' WNW of mag 8.6 SAO 63141.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb