Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 3844 (#119 in his AN 1500 list) on 8 May 1864 with the 11-inch refractor at Copenhagen. His position, measured on two nights, matches UGC 6705.

300/350mm - 13.1" (2/25/84): very faint, very small, round, brighter core, similar to NGC 3840 and NGC 3845.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/12/88): very faint, very small, slightly elongated, broad concentration, faint stellar nucleus. Located in the core of AGC 1367 4.8' N of NGC 3842. Nearby are NGC 3845 2.3' SE, NGC 3841 3.4' S, NGC 3840 2.9' N.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb