Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 4943 on 20 Apr 1865 with the 11-inch refractor at Copenhagen. His single position is accurate and he mentioned that h1522 [NGC 4944] was visible in the same field to the north.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/19/01): very faint, very small, round, just 15" diameter, low surface brightness. This faint member of AGC 1656 is situated 6' S of NGC 4944.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb