William Herschel discovered NGC 6175 = H III-641 = h1963 on 18 Mar 1787 (sweep 718) and noted "vF, vS." His position is accurate.

300/350mm - 13.1" (8/5/83): faint, diffuse. A star is off the east edge.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/5/86): fairly faint, elongated ~E-W, fairly small, brighter core. Bracketed by a mag 15 star at the west edge and a mag 13 star 1.5' E of center. Located 11.3' SSE of NGC 6173 in AGC 2197.

600/800mm - 24" (7/10/18): at 375x; moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 4:3 or 3:2 E-W, 0.6'x0.4', slightly brighter core. A mag 15.8 star is just off the west edge. LEDA 200339, an overlapping companion, appeared as a slightly brighter "bulge" or "knot" at the south edge. A mag 13.1 star lies 1.4' ESE and a mag 14.3 star is 1.5' SW.

A number of members of AGC 2197 are nearby including MCG +07-34-092 4' NE, CGCG 224-52 5.4' NE, CGCG 224-51 4' ESE, UGC 10417 4.7' NW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb