Re: [Utah-astronomy] Galaxy hunting CDS-Simbad shows two journal references: http://cdsportal.u-strasbg.fr/#MCG+01-48-001 Click on the link "2-bibliographic references". Only one of the links provides any substantive information - that the galaxy is odd because it is within 5 degrees of the galactic plane: 1995A&AS..110..269W Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser., 110, 269-277 (1995) Penetrating the "zone of avoidance". I. A compilation of optically identified extragalactic objects within |b|<=5deg. WEINBERGER R., SAURER W. and SEEBERGER R. Looking at the Simbad player image, that star in the foreground really gets in the way. I would thought it was a reflection nebula and not a galaxy. http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/SimPlay/#target=MCG%2B01-48-001&imtype=color - Kurt