400/500mm - 17.5" (2/13/88): moderately bright, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 SSW-NNE, bright core. A mag 13.5 star is 0.9' NE of center. Forms a pair with NGC 2709 7.1' NNE. One of the brightest galaxies in a group (LGG 164) that includes NGC 2695, 2699 and 2706. Other members may include NGC 2697, 2698 and 2709.