Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 4881 on 22 Apr 1865 with the 11-inch refractor at Copenhagen. His position (measured on two consecutive nights) is accurate and he mentions that mag 8 HD 112886 precedes by 24 seconds (also accurate).

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/21/90): faint, very small, round, bright core. Located 5' E of mag 8.1 SAO 82596. Forms a pair with NGC 4895 5.2' SE. Located 15' N of the central core region of AGC 1656.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb