600/800mm - 24" (12/28/16): at 282x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 WSW-ENE, 24"x18" weak concentration. A pair of mag 11 and 13 stars at 0.7' separation lies 1'-1.5' SW. Located 5.6' NNW of mag 7.5 HD 27271. NGC 1550 is 17' SE.

24" (12/22/14): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 WSW-ENE, 24"x16", slightly brighter core. Three stars are nearby: a mag 11 star is 1.5' SSW, a mag 13 star 1' SW and a mag 14 star 1.5' ESE. Located 5.6' NNW of mag 7.5 HD 27271 and 17' NW of NGC 1550. UGC 3011 lies 10' ENE.