300/350mm - 13.1" (1/18/85): very faint, very small, faint stellar nucleus or faint star superimposed. Forms a pair with NGC 1497. A close faint double star lies 1' SW.

400/500mm - 17.5" (11/14/87): very faint, very small, round. Two mag 14 stars oriented NW-SE with a 26" separation lie 1' SW. Located 6.1' WSW of NGC 1497.

900/1200mm - 48" (10/31/13): fairly faint, small, round, 24" diameter, contains a very small bright nucleus. A mag 15 star is attached at the east side of the core. Located 6' WSW of NGC 1497. UGC 2928 lies 5.7' N.