William Herschel discovered NGC 3701 = H II-349 = h901 on 10 Apr 1785 (sweep 394) and recorded "F, pL, of an irregular triangular form." CH's reduction is 4.4' northwest of UGC 6493 (an similar offset with several objects in the sweep). JH noted "pB, lE" and measured an accurate position.

400/500mm - 18" (4/9/05): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, 1.0'x0.5', weak concentration with a central bulge. A mag 14 star lies 0.9' N of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb