Wilhelm Tempel discovered NGC 4716 = T V-19, along with NGC 4717, on 12 Apr 1882 with the 11-inch Amici I refractor at Arcetri Observatory near Florence. His description in the main table reads "Double nebula; the position is that of the brighter, north preceding [NGC 4716], has a definite stellar nucleus. The small, fainter companion NGC 4717] follows by 1 sec and is barely 3/4' south. A star 11-12m is 2' north." His micrometric position is an exact match with MCG -01-33-021 = PGC 43464.

400/500mm - 18" (4/9/05): fairly faint, small, round, 0.4' diameter. Sharply concentrated with a very small bright nucleus. Forms a double system with NGC 4717 just 0.8' SSE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb