Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 4895 on 5 May 1864 with the 11-inch refractor at Copenhagen. His position (measured on 3 nights) matches UGC 8113 and he noted the mag 14-14.5 star (called mag 16) that follows by 8 sec of time. The position in the UGC is 7' too far south.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/21/90): fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE. Nearby companions are NGC 4881 5.2' NW and NGC 4895A 2.7' SW. Located just north of the central core of AGC 1656 and 14' N of NGC 4889.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb