Neither of the two extremely faint companions at the ends of the tidally distorted arms were seen but LEDA 214323 was seen 1.4' SSE as extremely faint (V = 15.7), very small, round, 12" diameter, low even surface brightness. The mag 11.4 star lies 1.8' ENE. This galaxy has a similar redshift as UGC 9503, so is likely a physical companion.

600/800mm - 24" (6/22/17): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, ~25"x20". Broad, weak concentration with a brighter core that is poorly defined. Contains a very small nucleus with direct vision. Situated between a mag 13.5 star 1.9' NW and a mag 11.5 star 2.3' ESE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb