John Herschel discovered NGC 4835 = h3448 on 3 Jun 1834 and recorded "B; L; mE; glbM; 2 1/2' or 3' l, 1' br; pos = 157° +/-." On 20 Apr 1836, a second observation reads "F; mE; vgbM; 90" l, 25" br."

300/350mm - 13.1" (2/19/04 - Costa Rica): at 166x, appears fairly bright, fairly large, very elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE, 2.5'x0.7', slightly brighter bulging core. A mag 13 star is at the SSE tip. Located 5.4' NW of a mag 9.6 star and 10' N of mag 7.5 SAO 223791.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb