William Herschel discovered NGC 3374 = H III-701 = h752 on 3 Feb 1788 (sweep 804) and recorded "vF, vS, iF." On 12 Apr 1830 (sweep 248), John Herschel called this galaxy "vF; S; R; 12"."

400/500mm - 18" (3/30/05): fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round though difficult to pin down an orientation, 0.7'x0.6'. Broad, weak concentration with no noticeable core. Located 16' NE of mag 7.3 HD 93271 and 18' NW of mag 7.8 HD 93663. Forms a pair with CGCG 212-055 2.3' SSW (not seen).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb