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Credited to William Herschel
709 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| NGC 3595 | February 5, 1788 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3726 | February 5, 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3985 | February 5, 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2326 | February 9, 1788 | radio galaxy |
| NGC 2340 | February 9, 1788 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3811 | February 9, 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3896 | February 9, 1788 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4047 | February 9, 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4248 | February 9, 1788 | irregular galaxy |
| NGC 4617 | February 9, 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2684 | March 9, 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2854 | March 9, 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2856 | March 9, 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3893 | March 9, 1788 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3320 | April 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3577 | April 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2810 | December 3, 1788 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1444 | December 18, 1788 | open cluster |
| NGC 2254 | December 28, 1788 | star cluster |
| NGC 2965 | December 31, 1788 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2530 | February 22, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2582 | February 22, 1789 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3687 | February 22, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4626 | March 20, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4628 | March 20, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4671 | March 20, 1789 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3652 | March 23, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3658 | March 23, 1789 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3298 | April 12, 1789 | brightest cluster galaxy |
| NGC 3657 | April 12, 1789 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4026 | April 12, 1789 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3594 | April 14, 1789 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3656 | April 14, 1789 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3733 | April 14, 1789 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3780 | April 14, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3824 | April 14, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3850 | April 14, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3888 | April 14, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3916 | April 14, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3977 | April 14, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3990 | April 14, 1789 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3998 | April 14, 1789 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4172 | April 14, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4198 | April 14, 1789 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4675 | April 14, 1789 | radio galaxy |
| NGC 4686 | April 14, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3398 | April 17, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3448 | April 17, 1789 | irregular galaxy |
| NGC 3499 | April 17, 1789 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4141 | April 17, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4195 | April 17, 1789 | low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| NGC 4271 | April 17, 1789 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4284 | April 17, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4290 | April 17, 1789 | radio galaxy |
| NGC 4358 | April 17, 1789 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4362 | April 17, 1789 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4142 | April 26, 1789 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4054-1 | April 28, 1789 | galaxy |
| NGC 4199-1 | April 28, 1789 | galaxy |
| NGC 1340 | 1790 | elliptical galaxy |