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Credited to William Herschel
709 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| NGC 1045 | November 28, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 191 | November 28, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 217 | November 28, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 624 | November 28, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 681 | November 28, 1785 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 853 | November 28, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 945 | November 28, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1036 | November 29, 1785 | galaxy |
| NGC 924 | November 29, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 932 | November 29, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1802 | December 7, 1785 | open cluster |
| NGC 1996 | December 7, 1785 | star cluster |
| NGC 3003 | December 7, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3067 | December 7, 1785 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3099A | December 7, 1785 | low-ionization nuclear emission-line region |
| NGC 3396 | December 7, 1785 | galaxy |
| NGC 3413 | December 7, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1750 | December 26, 1785 | star cluster |
| NGC 1758 | December 26, 1785 | open cluster |
| NGC 2394 | December 28, 1785 | asterism |
| NGC 4434 | December 28, 1785 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 4464 | December 28, 1785 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 244 | December 30, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2489 | December 30, 1785 | open cluster |
| NGC 682 | December 30, 1785 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 887 | December 30, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2428 | December 31, 1785 | star cluster |
| NGC 2430 | December 31, 1785 | star cluster |
| NGC 2610 | December 31, 1785 | planetary nebula |
| NGC 2848 | December 31, 1785 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1552 | 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1620 | 1786 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1635 | 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2112 | 1786 | open cluster |
| NGC 2260 | 1786 | galaxy |
| NGC 4044 | 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 4541 | 1786 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4642 | 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4227 | January 2, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4229 | January 2, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4583 | January 2, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2240 | January 3, 1786 | star cluster |
| NGC 2765 | January 27, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3434 | January 27, 1786 | radio galaxy |
| NGC 3495 | January 27, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3604 | January 27, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1636 | January 30, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1779 | January 30, 1786 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2225 | January 30, 1786 | open cluster |
| NGC 1618 | February 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1653 | February 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1670 | February 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1678 | February 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1682 | February 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1684 | February 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1729 | February 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2721 | February 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4480 | February 2, 1786 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4630 | February 2, 1786 | galaxy |
| NGC 1646-1 | February 10, 1786 | galaxy |