400/500mm - 18" (6/7/08): I was surprised how bright this UGC galaxy appeared. At 260x it was moderately bright, round, 1' diameter, weak concentration. Located 6.8' W of mag 9.2 HD 238594. This star is the near the north end of a 9' chain of stars oriented SW-NE situated to the east of UGC 10500. NGC 6211 (brightest in a chain of 4 galaxies including NGC 6213) is located 20' ENE.