John Herschel discovered NGC 4718 = h1446 on 19 Feb 1830 and logged "eF; vS; between 2 stars 5' asunder." His position and description matches MCG -01-33-020 = PGC 43463. See Harold Corwin's identification notes for IC 825.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/4/92): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 E-W, low even surface brightness, collinear with a mag 13.5 star 2.9' W and mag 12 star 2.0' E. NGC 4718 lies 19' WNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb