400/500mm - 17.5" (10/25/97): faint, small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 35"x25", weak concentration. Forms the northern vertex of a triangle with two mag 13 stars 1.2' S and 1.8' SSW. This is the "A" component of HCG 15 including HCG 15B = UGC 1617 5.7' SW, HCG 15C = UGC 1620 3.5' WSW, HCG 15D = UGC 1618 4.0' WNW and HCG 15E = MCG +00-06-033 7.6' SW. Although HCG 15A/B/C were similar in brightness, the "B" and "C" component appeared slightly brighter than this galaxy. Observation of group made at 280x.

900/1200mm - 48" (10/25/11): bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 0.8'x0.4'. Sharply concentrated with a small bright core and stellar nucleus. Last of six in HCG 15. Two mag 13.5 stars lie 1.2' S and 1.8' SSW. HCG 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D are all bright, high surface brightness galaxies.