Wilhelm Tempel discovered NGC 4822 = T V-22 on 21 Apr 1882 and recorded "class III, stellar nucleus, +6 sec [of time] and +7.5' [dec] from Lamont 1239 [mag 9 star]." His micrometric position in the main table is accurate.

400/500mm - 18" (5/28/06): faint, small, round, 25" diameter, weak concentration. A mag 13 star lies 2' NE and a similar mag star is 3.4' WNW. Located 7.5' NNE of mag 8.9 HD 112464.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb