Friedrich August Winnecke discovered NGC 4760 on 30 Mar 1876 with a 6.5" refractor at Strausberg. The NGC position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/23/85): moderately bright, moderately large, fairly weak broad concentration, irregularly round. Located between mag 8.7 SAO 157565 4' SSW and a mag 9.5 star NNE. NGC 4742 lies 20' WNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb