400/500mm - 18" (10/29/11): at 225x, appeared faint to fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, 36"x18", low even surface brightness. At 283x, a very small glow or knot (MCG +03-01-003) was glimpsed at the south end or slightly west of the main elongated glow.

18" (9/26/11): faint, fairly small, elongated nearly 3:1 NNW-SSE, 45"x18", low nearly even surface brightness, appeared to have a very slightly brighter core. Need better conditions to confirm the companion galaxy, though a slightly brighter spot at the south end was suspected a few times.