William Herschel discovered NGC 3674 = H II-886 on 8 Apr 1793 (sweep 1038) and logged "pB, iF." The NGC position from d'Arrest is accurate.
400/500mm - 17.5" (3/19/88): moderately bright, small, very elongated SSW-NNE, small bright core, stellar nucleus. NGC 3683 lies 13.6' SE and NGC 3683A is 23' ENE.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb