John Herschel discovered NGC 4909 = h3452 on 5 Jun 1834 and recorded "eF; precedes 3 or 4 stars, 11..12m." His position and description matches ESO 269-035.

300/350mm - 14" (4/2/16 - Coonabarabran, 160x): faint to fairly faint, small, round, 25" diameter (this is the central core region on images). With averted vision increases to ~40" diameter. A number of stars are nearby including a pair of mag 13 stars [11" separation] 1.6' SE and a mag 11.5 star is 2.3' E. In addition, a mag 12/13 pair at a similar separation is 2.9' SW. The latter is part of a distinctive arc of stars that begins 2.5' SW and sweeps clockwise, ending at mag 10 HD 113176 7.7' SSE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb