John Herschel discovered NGC 3466 = h796 on 18 Jan 1828 (sweep 120) and recorded "vF; has another [NGC 3467] still fainter following; has also a * 9m preceding the same parallel." His position and description matches UGC 6042. Heinrich d'Arrest measured the difference in RA to the star as 13.3 seconds and the difference in Dec as 15".

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/22/95): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 0.9'x0.7', weak even concentration. A mag 11 star is 3.0' due west. Forms a pair with NGC 3467 7.0' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb