400/500mm - 17.5" (5/11/02): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated. A mag 13.5 star lies 1.4' W. Second of three UGC galaxies with UGC 8496 4' NNW and UGC 8502 5.6' SE.

600/800mm - 24" (6/16/20): at 375x; between faint and fairly faint, moderately large, oval 3:2, ~40"x25", irregular, broad weak concentration. This object is possibly a merging pair of blue dwarfs. Member of the galaxy group LGG 350. UGC 8492 is 4' NW and UGC 8502 (pair) is 5' SE.