Albert Marth discovered NGC 3601 = m 218 on 22 Mar 1865 and noted " vF, pS, alm stell." His position matches UGC 6282 = PGC 34335.
400/500mm - 17.5" (5/4/02): faint, small, irregularly round, 25"x20" diameter, even surface brightness. A mag 13 star lies 2.9' SSE.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb