Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6019 = Sw. IV-18, along with NGC 6024 on 28 Jun 1886 and recorded "eeeF; S; R; double star points to it; ee difficult." His position is 24 sec east and 1' north of CGCG 319-031 = PGC 56265, but his comment "D * points to it" clinches the identification. The wide pair of stars is 2' north.

400/500mm - 17.5" (4/15/93): extremely faint, very small, 15" diameter, round, very low surface brightness. Located 2.6' S of a mag 10 star which detracts from viewing. A mag 11 star lies 3.5' ESE. Forms a pair with NGC 6024 8' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb