Albert Marth discovered NGC 3362 = m 203 on 22 Mar 1865 and noted "vF, S, R." His position is within 1' of UGC 5857. Stephan independently discovered this galaxy on 18 Mar 1882 and reported it in list XII-39, though he questioned if it was equivalent to GC 5534 [NGC 3362] in the notes section.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/9/94): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 2.0'x1.0', broad concentration. Located 3.8' WNW of mag 8.7 SAO 118472 3.8' ESE. NGC 3356 lies 13.8' NW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb