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Credited to William Herschel
709 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| NGC 2401 | March 8, 1793 | star cluster |
| NGC 2425 | March 8, 1793 | star cluster |
| NGC 2578 | March 8, 1793 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3622 | April 6, 1793 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4034 | April 6, 1793 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 4120 | April 6, 1793 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3961 | April 7, 1793 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3182 | April 8, 1793 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3206 | April 8, 1793 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3220 | April 8, 1793 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3238 | April 8, 1793 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3286 | April 8, 1793 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3408 | April 8, 1793 | radio galaxy |
| NGC 3440 | April 8, 1793 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3488 | April 8, 1793 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3517-1 | April 8, 1793 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3530 | April 8, 1793 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3613 | April 8, 1793 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3674 | April 8, 1793 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3407 | April 9, 1793 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3435 | April 9, 1793 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3470 | April 9, 1793 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3671 | April 9, 1793 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1634 | December 9, 1798 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1284 | December 10, 1798 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2421 | January 30, 1799 | open cluster |
| NGC 1331 | December 19, 1799 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1362 | December 19, 1799 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2938 | April 2, 1801 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2977 | April 2, 1801 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3061 | April 2, 1801 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3144 | April 2, 1801 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3155 | April 2, 1801 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3197 | April 2, 1801 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3329 | April 2, 1801 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3500 | April 2, 1801 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3752 | April 2, 1801 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3735 | December 7, 1801 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3057 | September 26, 1802 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3212 | September 26, 1802 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3215 | September 26, 1802 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2629 | September 30, 1802 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2641 | September 30, 1802 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2650 | September 30, 1802 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 845 | 1828 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2677 | March 17, 1831 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 159 | October 28, 1834 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1278 | February 14, 1863 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 867 | September 26, 1865 | lenticular galaxy |