William Herschel discovered NGC 3614 = H II-729 = h850 on 5 Feb 1788 (sweep 808) and recorded "vF, cL, lbM, lE in the parallel." JH noted "F; pL; glbM; r." His position matches UGC 6318. The MCG declination is 2 degrees too far north.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/6/91): faint, moderately large, weak concentration, slightly elongated 4:3 E-W with dimensions 2.5'x2.0', low surface brightness, edges fade gradually into background. Located on a line with a mag 13 star 3.5' E and a mag 12 star 5.1' W.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb