Lewis Swift discovered NGC 6190 = Sw. II-42 on 30 Oct 1883 and recorded "vF; pS; R; F * nr." His position is at the west edge of UGC 10443 and a mag 14 star is 1' northeast.
400/500mm - 17.5" (6/18/88): faint, small, slightly elongated, even surface brightness.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb