The identification of NGC 3830 is uncertain and the number may be a duplicate observation of NGC 3826.

John Herschel discovered NGC 3830 = h956 on 19 Apr 1832 and simply logged "Cloudy; hardly discernible." His position is 3.7' south of CGCG 157-023 = PGC 36414. Bigourdan was unable to recover this object. The RNGC identifies CGCG 157-023 = PGC 36414 as NGC 3830 due to its proximity in position.

Corwin suggests that NGC 3830 is probably a duplicate of NGC 3826, which is located 43 sec of RA west but with the same declination. NGC 3826 was observed on three sweeps but NGC 3830 was recorded on a different sweep. Both NED and LEDA equate NGC 3830 = NGC 3826. See Corwin's notes.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/15/93): very faint, very small, round. Forms an equilateral triangle with two mag 13 stars 1.5' W and 1.5' SW. NGC 2826 lies 10' SW. This is an unresolved double system.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb