John Herschel discovered NGC 6794 = h3792 on 24 Aug 1834 and logged "eF; R; vgvlbM; 40"." His position is 2.4' northwest of ESO 338-005.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/20/96): very faint, fairly small, round, ~40" diameter. Low surface brightness with no concentration although may be hampered by very low elevation. A mag 14 star is 1.4' ENE. Located 3.7' E of a mag 10 star.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb