600/800mm - 24" (9/10/15): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 SSW-NNE, ~40"x24", contains a small bright core that increases to a stellar nucleus. Situated within a group of stars (rich star field) including mag 13 stars 2' SW and 1.4' NE, with the galaxy on a line between these stars. Also nearby is a mag 13.6 star 0.8' SW of center and a similar star 1.2' WSW. Fainter mag 14.6-14.7 stars lie 0.6' SE and 0.5' N, both close off the edge of the halo.