Lewis Swift discovered NGC 4935 = Sw. VI-50 on 17 Apr 1887 and recorded "vF; vS; R; 3 st. like belt of Orion nf." His position is 6 sec of RA east and 1.6' north of UGC 8159 and his comment "3 stars like belt of Orion nf" applies to this galaxy (the stars are 8' northeast).

400/500mm - 18" (3/30/05): fairly faint, small, round, 0.6' diameter, small bright core. Near the NE edge of the 19' field is a nice group of 5 stars with the three brightest stars forming a collinear string oriented NW-SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb