R.J. Mitchell discovered NGC 3803 on 27 Mar 1856 with LdR's 72" and noted "A [on the diagram] is a vvF knot." The sketch clearly matches PGC 36204.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/1/95): Not found.

900/1200mm - 48" (4/2/11): this galaxy is the faintest of 5 NGC galaxies (and one MCG) in the NGC 3801 group. At 375x it appeared fairly faint, small, round, 20" diameter, slightly brighter core. Located 4.5' N of NGC 3801 and 2.2' N of NGC 3802.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb