NGC 3876 PGC 950842
Vir
☀12.7mag
Ø 2.0' / 1.9'

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/24/90): very faint, round, fairly small, very diffuse glow. Unusual appearance as a mag 13 star is superimposed on the core and the galaxy appears as a low surface brightness halo surrounds this star. Forms a close pair with NGC 4411B 4' ENE.

600/800mm - 24" (6/4/16): at 225x; faint or fairly faint, moderately large, round, low surface brightness, ~1.2' diameter. The view is confused by a superimposed mag 13.5 star, slightly west of center. A diffuse but uneven glow encompasses the star, with the very weak core just east of the star. The halo has a very low surface brightness and it was difficult to estimate the diameter.

Forms a pair with (similar) low surface brightness NGC 4411B 4.4' ENE. It appeared faint or fairly faint, fairly large, round, low surface brightness, weak concentration, ~1.6' diameter. The halo fades out gradually with no distinct edge (increases in size with averted vision) but doesn't reach a mag 13 star off the northwest edge (1.3' from center).

CGCG 070-087, located 11' NE, appeared fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 24"x15", sharply concentrated with a brighter 15" core that gradually increases to the center and very low surface brightness extensions. A mag 9.5 star (HD 108384) is 1.2' NE.