John Herschel discovered NGC 3178 = h3237 on 16 Mar 1836 and noted "pB; pL; gpmbM; seen through haze." His position matches MCG -03-26-034.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/22/96): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.9', even surface brightness. A mag 12-13 star lies 2.9' ESE. There are several mag 10-11 stars in the 20' field and mag 9.3 SAO 155864 8.5' SE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb