William Herschel discovered NGC 3735 = H I-287 = h914 on 7 Dec 1801 (sweep 1105) and recorded "cB, mE, mbM, from np to sf, about 3' long and 1' broad." CH's reduction is within 1' of UGC 6567. JH called this galaxy "F; mE in pos 130.4°; bM; 90" l and 12" br."

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/1/95): fairly faint, edge-on 5:1 NW-SE, 3.0'x0.6', small bright core, stellar nucleus at moments. A mag 14 star lies 1.1' NE of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb