William Herschel discovered NGC 3407 = H III-919 = h769 on 9 Apr 1793 (sweep 1039) and recorded "vF, vS, near a vS star. On 25 Mar 1832 (sweep 406), John Herschel noted "eF; S; R; 6"[diameter]."

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/19/88): faint, very small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, small bright core. A mag 14 star just 1.1' NNE is collinear with the major axis of the galaxy.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb