William Herschel discovered NGC 3740 = H III-847 = h915 on 19 Mar 1790 (sweep 953) and noted "eF, vS, iF." CH's reduced position is 2' south of UGC 6573. JH called this galaxy "vF; R; vgbM; 30"." and measured an accurate position.

400/500mm - 18" (3/30/05): faint, small, elongated 5:2 WNW-ESE, 0.5'x0.2'. Situated on a line between a mag 14 star 2' SE and a mag 13 star 3' NW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb