600/800mm - 24" (6/30/19): at 375x; this merged double system appeared faint to fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~E-W. Occasionally two very small nuclei were resolved. The third component (UGC 10987 NED1), just 0.5' W, appeared faint, very small, round, 12" diameter. CGCG 112-045 (brighter of a pair) lies 19' S.

24" (6/28/19): at 322x, 450x and 500x; fairly faint, fairly small, round, small bright core, occasional stellar nucleus. This is a double system and the companion appeared merged on the NW side and a few times sharpened to a knot, which was probably the nucleus. The third component is only 28" W and it was resolved as faint, very small, round, 10" diameter.

24" (7/14/18): at 375x; the merged eastern pair appeared faint to fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 or 5:3 NW-SE, 20"x14". The glow was irregular and larger on the southeast side (the main component, UGC 10987 NED3 = LEDA 200349, of a 7" pair), but the northwest component (UGC 10987 NED2) was not resolved. A faint stellar nucleus was occasionally visible, offset to the southeast end (in LEDA 200349). The separate third member, UGC 10987 NED1, is 30" W and appeared faint, extremely small, round, 10" diameter, faint stellar nucleus.

24" (7/29/16): at 260x; UGC 10987 was resolved into a pair of close galaxies [separation ~25"]. The fainter western galaxy appeared very faint, extremely small, round, 8" diameter. The brighter eastern component is actually an extremely close pair itself [separation 7"]. It appeared as a faint to fairly faint glow (unresolved), slightly elongated, 0.3' diameter, even surface brightness. A mag 12 star is 1.2' S. Located 23' NE of mag 5.6 HD 161833.