400/500mm - 17.5" (5/11/02): fairly faint, small, round, 0.5' diameter. First of three UGC galaxies in a NW-SE string and a higher surface brightness than UGC 8496 4' SSE or UGC 8502 9' SE.

600/800mm - 24" (6/16/20): at 375x; between fairly faint and moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, small bright core, occasional stellar nucleus. UGC 8496 is 4' SE and UGC 8502 (pair) is 9' SE. In a group (USGC U536) with NGC 5187 16' SSW and UGC 8497 15' NNE.