John Herschel discovered NGC 4846 = h1495 on 11 Mar 1831 and simply noted "eF". There is nothing near his position. The nearest possible candidate is NGC 4868, which is 1 min 24 sec of time east and 4' south. But, this galaxy would not be described as "eF" and would require errors in both directions. Exactly 1 degree south, but matching in RA, is UGC 8079. Max Wolf was the first to makes this identification (IC 2 Notes).

400/500mm - 17.5" faint, small, elongated SW-NE, almost even surface brightness.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb