CGCG 270-8, 19' NW, appeared faint, round, 25" diameter, low nearly even surface brightness. Cradled by three mag 13-13.5 star are 45" N, 1.2' W and 2' SW. UGC 7661 is 7' ENE.

Lewis Swift discovered IC 801 = Sw. IX-34 on 23 May 1890 and reported "eeF; S; R; * close n." His position is a good match with UGC 7717, although the nearby star is south, not north as stated in the description.

600/800mm - 24" (5/24/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, roundish, ~0.6' diameter, very small bright nucleus ~5" diameter. A mag 12.4 star is barely off the south edge [30" from center] and a mag 10.4 star is 6' NNW. Situated nearly on the border of CVn and UMa.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb