400/500mm - 17.5" (1/9/99): very faint, very small, round, round, 15" diameter. With averted vision, much fainter extensions are just visible oriented N-S increasing the size to 30"x15". This galaxy is a member of the NGC 1167 (located 30' S) group. In the field is UGC 2493 (member of AGC 407) just 2.2' NE and UGC 2489 lies 6.8' N.