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Credited to William Herschel
709 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| NGC 4599 | February 22, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2182 | February 24, 1786 | reflection nebula |
| NGC 2513 | March 3, 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3637 | March 4, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3672 | March 4, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3892 | March 4, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4682 | March 15, 1786 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2507 | March 18, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2413 | March 19, 1786 | open cluster |
| NGC 2935 | March 20, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2948 | March 24, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4658 | March 25, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2980 | March 27, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2719 | March 28, 1786 | low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| NGC 2778 | March 28, 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 2955 | March 28, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3381 | March 28, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4273 | April 17, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4277 | April 17, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4300 | April 17, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4688 | April 17, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4600 | April 30, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 673 | September 4, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1024 | September 18, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1400 | September 20, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1370 | September 21, 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 551 | September 21, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 687 | September 21, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 704 | September 21, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 797 | September 21, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 834 | September 21, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 990 | September 21, 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1308 | September 30, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1397 | September 30, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1441 | September 30, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1453 | September 30, 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 676 | September 30, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 706 | September 30, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1122 | October 17, 1786 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1293 | October 17, 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1294 | October 17, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 980 | October 17, 1786 | low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| NGC 1207 | October 18, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 477 | October 18, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 818 | October 18, 1786 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 828 | October 18, 1786 | radio galaxy |
| NGC 1193 | October 24, 1786 | open cluster |
| NGC 1030 | October 25, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2274 | October 26, 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 2275 | October 26, 1786 | flocculent spiral galaxy |
| NGC 661 | October 26, 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 670 | October 26, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 780 | October 26, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 665 | November 22, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1609 | November 26, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1611 | November 26, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2311 | November 26, 1786 | star cluster |
| NGC 1576 | November 28, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1643 | November 28, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1659 | November 28, 1786 | spiral galaxy |