Ralph Copeland discovered NGC 3736. Although the discovery was not published in Lord Rosse observations, Wolfgang Steinicke says it was probably found around between 1885 and 1887 with his 6.1-inch Simms refractor. The NGC position is 0.6 tmin east of UGC 6560. At this declination the error amounts to only 2-3 arc minutes. UGC 6560 is not labeled as N3736 in UGC or MCG, though it is in the CGCG.

400/500mm - 18" (3/30/05): faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 ~NW-SE, 0.8'x0.5'. A faint star is superimposed on the SE side. Located 4.7' NE of mag 8.3 HD 100532.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb