CGCG 263-017 lies 13' SW. The two galaxies share a common redshift.

600/800mm - 24" (2/16/15): very faint/faint, fairly large, very thin streak, ~8:1 WNW-ESE, ~2.0'x0.25', slightly brighter central region, though no core or nucleus. Occasionally stretched longer with averted vision, though sometimes only the slightly brighter middle portion was visible as the extensions have a very low surface brightness. The galaxy is roughly parallel to two mag 11/12 stars to the north [the mag 12 star is 2.0' due north]. The thin dust lane that perfectly bisects the galaxy on the DSS and SDSS was not seen.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb