Wilhelm Tempel discovered NGC 4792 in 1882. I can't find his description in paper V (AN 2439), but the NGC description reads "vS, R, 7' n np of II 538 [NGC 4794] and at this position is PGC 43999. The NGC position is 2' too far south. Herbert Howe reported he huntet for NGC 4792 while measuring[NGC 4794, but "I could not be sure of it. Possibly it is a suspiciious-looking star of mag 11."

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/23/85): faint, extremely small, slightly elongated NW-SE. Forms an equilateral triangle with NGC 4794 7' SSE and the NGC 4782/NGC 4783 duo 8' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb