This elliptical is the twin-lobed radio galaxy 3C 449.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/13/01): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S. A faint star (mag ~14.5) is close west [37" from center]. Forms the eastern vertex of a triangle with two mag 13 stars ~ 2' NW and 2' WSW. An extremely faint companion off the north side [0.6' N of center] was intermittently visible. A second faint companion 1.6' WNW was not seen. UGC 12073 group lies 16' SE.

600/800mm - 24" (9/7/13): at 375x appeared fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S, 20"x15". Contains a very small brighter nucleus. Brightest in a group with PGC 3084721 37" NNE, PGC 214847 1.6' WNW, UGC 12062 7.2' NW, UGC 12073 and companions 16' SE, and CGCG 514-047 18' NW

24" (10/18/12): at 375x appeared fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S, ~24"x20". A mag 14.5-14 star is 37" W of center. Brightest in a group with UGC 12064b = PGC 3084721 37" NNE and PGC 214847 1.6' NW. UGC 12073 lies 16' SE, along with three additional companions (UGC 12075, CGCG 514-055 and -056).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb