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Credited to William Herschel
709 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| NGC 2167 | November 28, 1786 | galaxy |
| NGC 1883 | December 11, 1786 | star cluster |
| IC 2118 | December 20, 1786 | reflection nebula |
| NGC 426 | December 20, 1786 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 493 | December 20, 1786 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2224 | December 24, 1786 | open cluster |
| NGC 2270 | December 26, 1786 | star cluster |
| NGC 2262 | December 27, 1786 | star cluster |
| NGC 2301 | December 27, 1786 | open cluster |
| NGC 2324 | December 27, 1786 | open cluster |
| NGC 3910 | December 27, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2990 | December 29, 1786 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4348 | December 29, 1786 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4546 | December 29, 1786 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2259 | 1787 | open cluster |
| NGC 3053 | January 14, 1787 | radio galaxy |
| NGC 3060 | January 14, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4312 | January 14, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4468 | January 14, 1787 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4506 | January 14, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4595 | January 14, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1778 | January 17, 1787 | open cluster |
| NGC 2512 | February 10, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2558 | February 13, 1787 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2562 | February 13, 1787 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2563 | February 13, 1787 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2743 | February 22, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3163 | March 17, 1787 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3304 | March 17, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3334 | March 17, 1787 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4662 | March 17, 1787 | Seyfert galaxy |
| NGC 2704 | March 18, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2755 | March 18, 1787 | radio galaxy |
| NGC 2844 | March 18, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2852 | March 18, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2853 | March 18, 1787 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3104 | March 18, 1787 | interacting galaxy |
| NGC 3941 | March 19, 1787 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2691 | March 20, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2759 | March 20, 1787 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4203 | March 20, 1787 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4359 | March 20, 1787 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4627 | March 20, 1787 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 4655 | April 9, 1787 | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 4690 | April 11, 1787 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1343 | October 11, 1787 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 896 | November 3, 1787 | H II region |
| NGC 2126 | November 12, 1787 | open cluster |
| NGC 4143 | January 14, 1788 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3205 | February 3, 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3207 | February 3, 1788 | astronomical radio source |
| NGC 3319 | February 3, 1788 | Seyfert galaxy |
| NGC 3374 | February 3, 1788 | radio galaxy |
| NGC 3891 | February 3, 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3971 | February 3, 1788 | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2389 | February 5, 1788 | astronomical radio source |
| NGC 2532 | February 5, 1788 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2649 | February 5, 1788 | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3191 | February 5, 1788 | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3583 | February 5, 1788 | spiral galaxy |