Wilhelm Tempel discovered NGC 4761, along with NGC 4764, in March 1882 and reported it in list V, near NGC 4776 and 4778. The NGC description reads "eF, eS, 1' f D neb II 559 [NGC 4759]". As Tempel didn't mention any direction in the AN paper, this information must have been communicated directly to Dreyer. At his position, is MCG -01-33-039 = PGC 43768 = HCG 62C.

RNGC and MCG mislabel this galaxy NGC 4764 and also misidentify the eastern component of[NGC 4759 as NGC 4761. The identifications are discussed in Malcolm Thomson's "Catalogue Corrections" as well as in Harold Corwin's NGC identifcation notes.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/13/96): HCG 62C appears very faint, very small, elongated 3:2 N-S, 25"x15". Located just 1.2' ENE of the NGC 4759 double system (HCG 62A/B).

17.5" (5/17/90): very faint, very small, slightly elongated N-S. Located 1' ENE of the double system NGC 4759. Fourth of four in a group.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb