William Herschel discovered NGC 3962 = H I-67 = h3370 on 8 Feb 1785 (sweep 372) and logged "cB, pL, mbM, iF." John Herschel made two observations from the Cape of Good Hope and first logged "vB; R; psmbM; 40"; forms a triangle with 2 stars 10-11m." His position matches MCG -02-30-040 = PGC 37366.

200/250mm - 8" (5/21/82): fairly faint, very small, round, bright core.

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/11/96): bright, moderately large, slightly elongated 5:4 N-S, 2.0'x1.7'. Sharply concentrated with a bright 25" core and increasing to a nonstellar nucleus. Forms a right triangle with two mag 10.5 stars 2.2' S and 3.1' SSE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb