Albert Marth discovered NGC 364 = m 34 (along with NGC 359) on 2 Sep 1864 with Lassell's 48" on Malta and logged "vF, vS". His position matches UGC 666 = PGC 3833. The RNGC position is 3' too far S, CGCG does not identify their entry as NGC 364 and the UGC position is 26' too far S!

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/5/91): faint, small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, bright core. Forms a pair with NGC 359 7' WNW. Plotted too far south on the first edition of the Uranometria 2000.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb