Frank Muller discovered NGC 3335 = LM 2-425 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory. He noted "mag 13.5, 0.4' dia, iR, gbM" and his position is 0.7 min east of ESO 501-071 = PGC 31706. Ormond Stone's corrected RA (given in the IC 1 Notes section) is accurate.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/21/01): fairly faint, round, 1.0' diameter, weak even concentration to a small, brighter core and a faint stellar nucleus. Forms a pair with slightly fainter and smaller NGC 3331 10' NE. Member of nearby group LGG 209.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb