William Herschel discovered NGC 4808 = H I-141 = h1480 on 17 Apr 1786 (sweep 553) and recorded "vB, cL, E from np to sf." His position is at the southeast end of UGC 8054 = PGC 44086.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/4/92): fairly bright, fairly large, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 2.5'x1.2', broadly concentrated with no nucleus, tapered ends. A mag 14 star lies 1.9' WNW of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb