William Herschel discovered NGC 3885 = H III-828 = h3359 on 10 Mar 1790 (sweep 939) and logged "eF, stellar. Just preceding a very small star. With 300x, R, vgbM." JH made two observations and measured an accurate position,

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/6/91): fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, bright core. A mag 12 star is 1.4' ESE and a fainter mag 13.5 star is 1.4' SSE of center. Located 6' NE of mag 7.6 SAO 180171.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb