Francis Leavenworth discovered NGC 3942 = LM 2-451 and reported "mag 16.0, 0.8'x0.5', E 160°, gvlbM." There is nothing near his position, but 1.3 min of RA due west is MCG -02-30-035 = PGC 37099 and the description is a reasonable fit. Due to the poor position, Bigourdan could not find this object.

400/500mm - 18" (3/19/04): faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 0.8'x0.6'. Low, even surface brightness with no discernable core.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb