Hello
I would expect that this object would need at least 16 to 18 inches of aperture and dark skies, but as we know well, any such assumption is against the spirit of this forum and of science in general. It's good to see the reports of attempts in 12"!
BTW, I recently noticed that SIMBAD has a system for pointing out errors in the database, so I have reported one saying that Laevens 3 must be Gl? (Possible globular cluster) and not G (galaxy).
http://cdsannotations.u-strasbg.fr/a...Object/9705361
Clear Skies
Regards
Akarsh