William Herschel discovered NGC 6103 = H III-888 = h1950 on 27 May 1791 (sweep 1013) and recorded "eF; vS; R; 300 showed it very plainly and of a considerable size." JH described it as "vF; vglbM; 30...40"." and measured an accurate position (2 sweeps).

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/18/93): very faint, small, round, 30" diameter, low even surface brightness. Located on line between a mag 14 star 1.2' WNW and a mag 14.5 star 1.6' ESE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb