600/800mm - 24" (3/22/14): this interacting system was observed at 375x. The main component is on the south end (VV 243a = UGC 4653 NED1) appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 SW-NE, ~0.5'x0.3', irregular shape. A very close companion (VV 243b = UGC 4653 NED2) is attached at the north edge [17" between centers] and appeared faint, very small, round, 15". The small companion and plume attached on its north side (VV 243c = UGC 4653 NED3) was not seen. Located 1.6' NNE of a mag 10 star.

900/1200mm - 48" (2/28/19): this interacting triple was viewed at 813x. The southern VV 243A component appeared moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 30"x15", small brighter elongated core and stellar nucleus. The middle VV 243B section was attached at the north end and it appeared moderately bright, very elongated 3:1 or 4:1 N-S, ~30"x10", knotty but fairly low surface brightness. The nucleus of the northern "C" galaxy at the north tip of VV 243B was not separately resolved nor was the unusually long tidal tail (or background galaxy?) extending W. Located 1.5' NNE of a mag 9.9 star and 5' SSE of a mag 9.2 star.

LEDA 2060142, situated just 1.5' E, appeared fairly faint (V = 16.4), very small, round, 10" diameter, faint stellar nucleus. Easily visible with direct vision..