John Herschel discovered NGC 4965 = h3466 on 5 May 1834 and recorded "vF; vL; oval; vglbM; 3' l; 2' br." His mean position from two observations is a perfect match with ESO 443-070.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/13/96): very faint, fairly large, irregularly round, Appears as a 3' ill-defined glow of low surface brightness (face-on spiral) with very little concentration. A nice evenly matched pair of mag 12 stars lies 6' S.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb