William Herschel discovered NGC 4741 = H III-721 = h1458 on 9 Mar 1788 (sweep 816) and noted "vF, S." JH made the single observation "vF; R; psbM" and measured an accurate position.

400/500mm - 18" (7/1/03): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, broad concentration. Form the west vertex of an equilateral triangle with sides ~3' with a mag 14 star to the NE and a mag 12.5 star to the SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb