William Herschel discovered NGC 4843 = H III-613 = h1492 on 11 Mar 1787 (sweep 709) and noted "vF, E, easily resolvable." CH's reduction is 4' south of CGCG 015-048 = PGC 44388.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/4/92): fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 ~E-W, small bright core seems offset to the east side. A mag 13 star is just south of the east end.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb