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Credited to William Herschel
709 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| NGC 907 | October 20, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1044 | November 7, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1046 | November 7, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 827 | November 7, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2129 | November 16, 1784 | open cluster |
| NGC 2577 | November 16, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2599 | November 16, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2628 | November 16, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2764 | November 16, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1979 | November 20, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2073 | November 20, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2815 | November 20, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2026 | December 5, 1784 | open cluster |
| NGC 1401 | December 9, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 216 | December 9, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2467 | December 9, 1784 | H II region |
| NGC 1070 | December 13, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1153 | December 13, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3044 | December 13, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 718 | December 13, 1784 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 741 | December 13, 1784 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 742 | December 13, 1784 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2555 | December 20, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2618 | December 20, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2967 | December 20, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4045 | December 20, 1784 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4073 | December 20, 1784 | brightest cluster galaxy |
| NGC 2968 | 1785 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4286 | 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| Mrk 590 | January 6, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1239 | January 6, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1507 | January 6, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2286 | January 6, 1785 | open cluster |
| NGC 2695 | January 6, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2722 | January 6, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 850 | January 6, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1208 | January 10, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2335 | January 10, 1785 | open cluster |
| NGC 2353 | January 10, 1785 | open cluster |
| NGC 615 | January 10, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 636 | January 10, 1785 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 701 | January 10, 1785 | barred spiral galaxy |
| NGC 731 | January 10, 1785 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1299 | January 27, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2396 | January 31, 1785 | open cluster |
| NGC 1421 | February 1785 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1832 | February 4, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2076 | February 4, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2414 | February 4, 1785 | open cluster |
| NGC 1993 | February 6, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2089 | February 6, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3072 | February 7, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3091 | February 7, 1785 | brightest cluster galaxy |
| NGC 2781 | February 8, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3962 | February 8, 1785 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 2481 | February 28, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2554 | February 28, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2309 | March 4, 1785 | star cluster |
| NGC 2352 | March 6, 1785 | galaxy |
| NGC 2983 | March 10, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |