CGCG 92-065, located 12' N, appeared extremely faint, very small, round, 15" diameter. Contained a stellar nucleus in moments of steady seeing.

Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 3040 = St XIII-53 on 25 Mar 1884. His position is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/9/99): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, 0.8'x0.4'. Fairly well concentrated with a bright, round 20" core and faint extensions. A mag 14 star lies 1.8' SSE. Brightest in a triple system, including Ho 148b at the northeast edge (companions not seen).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb