On the DSS extremely low surface brightness tidal tails extend several arcminutes to the north and south, with the dimmer southern tail heading to MCG +08-31-041.

400/500mm - 18" (7/11/10): Arp 102 appeared faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, ~0.7'x0.45', broad weak concentration. A small group of stars is close north including a mag 11 star 2.6' NNE. MCG +08-31-041 lies 3.8' SSW. Located 12' WNW of mag 7.7 HD 157411. An extremely faint companion on the SSE end (MCG +08-31-042 = VV 10b) was not noticed.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb