MCG +12-15-020 = PGC 56091 is extremely faint and small, round, 6" diameter (core only viewed). Situated immediately NNE of a mag 11 star.

Arp 109 consists of the interacting pair VV 291a = UGC 10053 = PGC 56057 and VV 291b = CGCG 338-020 = PGC 56063. At 285x, VV 291a appeared very faint, fairly small, round, 25" diameter, lower surface brightness than VV 291b just 1.8' ESE. VV 291b appeared very faint, round, 15" diameter, compact appearance.

Lewis Swift discovered IC 1146 = Sw. VII-62, along with IC 1147] on 2 Aug 1888 and recorded "vF; pS; R; forms arc of circle with 2 st; sp of 2 [with IC 1147]." He missed the 3 fainter galaxies in the field to the north, including Arp 109.

400/500mm - 18" (7/10/10): fairly faint, small, round, 25" diameter very small bright nucleus. Arp 109 lies 5' NNW and MCG +12-15-020 is 3.8' NNE. Located 9' SE of mag 7.5 HD 141987.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb