I expected this galaxy to appear a bit brighter based on V = 12.0, but the surface brightness is fairly low (CGCG gives 14.4z).

400/500mm - 18" (7/13/10): at 175x appeared fairly faint, fairly large, elongated ~3:2 SW-NE, ~1.4'x1.0' though the halo fades into the background so it was difficult to estimate a size, broad weak concentration with no core or zones. A very faint "star" is at the southeast end [DSS shows this object to be MCG +09-32-008, just 40" SE of center]. Located in a field with several mag 8-9 stars including mag 9 HD 184274 5' SSW and mag 9 HD 234921 6.7' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb