John Herschel discovered NGC 6185 = h1965 on 27 Apr 1827 and recorded "F; S; R; gbM; has a * 11m 75° np (by diagram)." His position is just off the east side of UGC 10444, though the nearby star is due north.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/1/89): faint, small, elongated SSW-NNE, weak concentration. A mag 12 star is 45" N of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb