William Herschel discovered NGC 3829 = H III-775 = h955 on 14 Apr 1789 (sweep 920) and noted "suspected; vF, vS." His position is poor -- 37 tsec too large and 2' south of UGC 6690, but his offset from NGC 3824 (previous nebula discovered in the sweep) is a good match. JH simply noted "eF", but his position is within 1' of UGC 6690.

400/500mm - 18" (5/31/03): very faint, small, elongated 4:3 ~E-W, 0.5'x0.35', weak concentration. Forms a pair with brighter NGC 3824 8' NW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb