Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 3886 on 9 May 1864 with the 11-inch refractor at Copenhagen. His single position matches UGC 6760 and the description mentions the mag 11 star that follows by 13.5 seconds of RA and 45" south.

400/500mm - 17.5" (2/20/88): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated NW-SE, broad concentration. Member of AGC 1367.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb