William Herschel discovered NGC 6195 = H III-893 = h1966 on 30 May 1791 (sweep 1015) and recorded "eF, vS, iF. 300 confirmed it with some difficulty, but left no doubt." His position is good. JH made 3 observations, first logging "vF; S; between 2 stars."

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/1/89): faint, very small, slightly elongated, bright core. Located midway between a mag 12 star 1.0' WSW and a mag 13 star 1.1' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb