John Herschel discovered NGC 2714 = h3143 on 4 Feb 1835 (sweep 543) and recorded "eF; S; R; pslbM; difficult, but certain." His position matches ESO 125-007 = PGC 24959. RNGC classifies the number as an "Unverified southern object" (Type 0). Because of this, NGC 2714 is not in the Deep Sky Field Guide nor plotted on the first edition of Uranometria 2000 Atlas.

600/800mm - 24" (4/11/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly bright, moderately large, round, 1' diameter, moderate even concentration to the center, symmetric appearance. Set in a rich Carina star field 27' W of mag 4.9 HD 77002 (wide 4.9/6.8 pair at 40").

Notes by Steve Gottlieb