400/500mm - 17.5" (6/29/00): fainter of a very close pair with IC 1087 [33" between centers]. Glimpsed with averted vision only as a very small, elongated glow, ~20"x10" E-W. It was difficult to hold IC 1087 and UGC 9710 simultaneously.

600/800mm - 24" (6/30/16): at 322x; extremely faint or very faint, fairly small, very low surface brightness streak, ~30"x5". Fainter of a close pair with IC 1087 just 32" NW!