600/800mm - 24" (1/31/14): at 375x, appeared fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 24" diameter, irregular surface brightness with a very small slightly brighter nucleus. VV 349c (either an interacting companion or perhaps a bright HII complex at the end of the spiral arm) was occasionally glimpsed in the same position as an extremely faint knot, only 6" diameter, just off the north edge. Located just 1.3' NE of a mag 10.8 star, which is distracting. In Arp's category of spiral galaxies with "detached segments". VV 539 lies 50' NW.

24" (2/5/13): at 375x appeared fairly faint, fairly small, irregular round, 25" diameter. The "detached segment" (either a superimposed companion (may be or a brighter portion of the galaxy) on the north side (VV 349c = MCG +12-08-008b) was not seen with any confidence. Located 1.2' NE of a mag 10.8 star.