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===== NGC 3858 = NGC 3866 is the southeastern of a pair of big spirals, both with relatively low surface brightnesses. I'm a bit surprised the Herschel's missed them; both have many other galaxies that are considerably fainter. In any event, A. A. Common found both objects, but gave a position for only the brighter northwestern. For this one, he says only "... another sf not so L." Dreyer rounded off the RA to a full minute of time, and put a plus-minus sign on the NPD. But once we've identified the brighter object -- it is N3854 = N3865, which see -- this one falls into place, too. For this one, Leavenworth has his usual approximately correct declination, and his usual sloppy RA. But his description is very good for the central part of the galaxy, and he mentions the "* 9.5, p 3 seconds." There is no doubt about the identification.

===== NGC 3858 See observing notes for NGC 3866.