400/500mm - 17.5" (5/4/02): this galaxy is mistakenly identified as NGC 3984 in modern catalogues including RC3 and the Uranometria 2000 atlas (first edition). It was not noticed in the field initially as two mag 12/13.5 stars (separation 15") are superimposed on the SW side and the galaxy is just a weak glow mostly following the pair. Appears round, although the halo is ill-defined, and perhaps 0.8' in diameter.