John Herschel discovered NGC 4672 = h3416 on 8 Jun 1834 and recorded "eF; S; R; vgbM." He later added the noted "Right reduced. See No. 3413." His position matches ESO 322-073 = PGC 43073, a polar ring galaxy.

300/350mm - 14" (4/2/16 - Coonabarabran, 160x): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, slightly brighter along the major axis, broad weak concentration. A group of five stars is south and southwest including a mag 11.8 star 3.5' S and a mag 12.3 star 2.4' SE. NGC 4672 is a member of the Centaurus Cluster (AGC 3526) with NGC 4677 11' NE, NGC 4645 24' WSW and NGC 4696D 24' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb