Sh 2-185 is an H II region centered on the massive star system Gamma Cassiopeiae in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. Sh 2-185 is located at a distance of approximately 10,500 ly from the earth The region is surrounded by a dust shell,[4] and displays several infrared point sources that are a characteristics of young stellar objects.[5]

This H II region includes the reflection and emission nebulae IC 59 and IC 63, which resembles a ghost in a sheet.