John Herschel discovered NGC 4743 = h3429 on 8 Jun 1834 and logged "F; R; gbM." His position is accurate, though MCG does not label its entry (MCG -07-27-005) as NGC 4743.

Pietro Baracchi discovered and sketched nearby ESO 323-019 on 13 May 1885 while observing the field of NGC 4743 with the 48" Melbourne telescope. NGC 4743 was described as "pB; S; R; lbM."

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/7/89): very faint, small, elongated N-S. Located 15' S of NGC 4729 and NGC 4744 within the Centaurus cluster (AGC 3526).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb