400/500mm - 17.5" (3/8/97): the brighter of two in HCG 47 appears faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~N-S, 1.0'x0.6', brighter core. Forms a close pair with HCG 47B 0.9' NE of center.

900/1200mm - 48" (2/19/12): moderately bright and large, oval 3:2 N-S, well concentrated with a bright core, ~0.9'x0.6'. Brightest in the HCG 47 quartet with HCG 47B 0.9' NE of center. A mag 17 star lies 22" NW of center.