Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 3716 on 6 Apr 1866 and recorded "faint, small. West of a line connecting two mag 11/12 stars." His position and description matches UGC 6513.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/4/02): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 40" diameter, weak even concentration. Located just west of the midpoint of a line connecting two mag 10 stars oriented N-S and separated by 8'.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb