I have observed this object frequently over the years.
The first time I saw it was at Illford throughin Mike Kerr's 20" scope,eeven he didn't spot it till I pointed it out.
It does require good seeing to observe it, but is seen in my 8" SCT from my place in Cambroon, which has a pretty dark sky.
As noted by Dana the 10.1 star close by makes it a bit of a difficult target if you don't have good seeing.
Cheers
