400/500mm - 17.5" (4/5/97): this is the brightest member of the distant group HCG 45. Not seen with any certainty at 220x. At 280x with concentration, the galaxy pops into view momentarily 15-20% of the time just west of a line connecting two nearby mag 13 stars [48" N and 55" SE]. Appears barely nonstellar, which implies only the core of this edge-on was glimpsed.

900/1200mm - 48" (2/21/12): At 488x, appeared fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, ~1.1'x0.4', small bright core, fades at tips. Mag 13 stars lie 0.8' N and 0.9' SE. Brightest in the HCG 45 quartet and a close double with HCG 45D 30" NE. HCG 45B lies 1.9' SW.