John Herschel discovered NGC 7676 = h3995 on 28 Oct 1834 and recorded "B; S; lE; vsvmbM to a * 11m." His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 25" (10/15/17 - OzSky): at 397x; bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 E-W, ~1.4'x0.7'. The galaxy is sharply concentrated with a small, intense core that increases to the center. ESO 148-017, situated 17' NNE, appeared fairly bright, fairly large, oval ~2:1 SW-NE, ~1.8'x0.8'. Contains a bright elongated core that appears slightly askew from the major axis of the halo. The galaxy is also located 10' ESE of mag 7.1 HD 220986

Notes by Steve Gottlieb