400/500mm - 17.5" (12/18/89): the system appears very faint, small, elongated N-S. On close scrutiny it resolved into a nearly tangent pair of extremely faint and small spots, oriented N-S.

900/1200mm - 48" (10/24/11): at 488x and 610x; five members resolved (6 components in VV 161) in this tight 1' N-S chain in the core of AGC 539. VV 161C, the largest and brightest component, appeared moderately bright to fairly bright, fairly small, round, ~20" diameter, bright core. A pair of identical ellipticals are 25" N (VV 161B = PGC 75312) and 40" N (VV 161A = PGC 75313). Both appeared fairly faint, small, round, 12" diameter. Two extremely compact companions are barely off the south side. VV 161D = PGC 75314, just 15" S of VV 161C, is faint, very small, round, 8" diameter. VV 161E, a virtually stellar companion is just off the west side (8" between centers) of VV 161D.