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Credited to William Herschel
709 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| NGC 1857 | September 30, 1780 | open cluster |
| NGC 3274 | 1783 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2509 | December 3, 1783 | open cluster |
| NGC 596 | December 13, 1783 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1587 | December 19, 1783 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1588 | December 19, 1783 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1589 | December 19, 1783 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2063 | December 26, 1783 | asterism |
| NGC 2251 | December 26, 1783 | open cluster |
| NGC 2304 | December 30, 1783 | open cluster |
| NGC 3655 | December 30, 1783 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4262 | 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4343 | 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4179 | January 14, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2245 | January 16, 1784 | reflection nebula |
| NGC 1896 | January 17, 1784 | open cluster |
| NGC 1662 | January 18, 1784 | star cluster |
| NGC 2939 | January 18, 1784 | radio galaxy |
| NGC 3332 | January 18, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4578 | January 18, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2508 | January 23, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2894 | January 23, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3462 | January 23, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4470 | January 23, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4612 | January 23, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2269 | January 24, 1784 | star cluster |
| NGC 3055 | January 24, 1784 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4420 | January 24, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4643 | January 24, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4453 | January 28, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4591 | January 28, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1498 | February 8, 1784 | star cluster |
| NGC 2194 | February 11, 1784 | open cluster |
| NGC 3649 | February 15, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2234 | February 19, 1784 | open cluster |
| NGC 2236 | February 23, 1784 | open cluster |
| NGC 3640 | February 23, 1784 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 4457 | February 23, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4527 | February 23, 1784 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2355 | March 8, 1784 | open cluster |
| NGC 3371 | March 11, 1784 | galaxy |
| NGC 3491 | March 11, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3524 | March 11, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3547 | March 11, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3162 | March 12, 1784 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3190 | March 12, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3301 | March 12, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3437 | March 12, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4529 | March 12, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2672 | March 14, 1784 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3507 | March 14, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3599 | March 14, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3605 | March 14, 1784 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3608 | March 14, 1784 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3659 | March 14, 1784 | low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| NGC 3686 | March 14, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3691 | March 14, 1784 | low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| NGC 3768 | March 14, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4344 | March 14, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2678 | March 15, 1784 | open cluster |