| NGC 635 | October 15, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1038 | October 17, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1091 | October 17, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1092 | October 17, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1098 | October 17, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1099 | October 17, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1100 | October 17, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1137 | October 17, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1547 | October 17, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1583 | October 17, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1584 | October 17, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 973 | October 30, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1163 | October 31, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1292 | November 1885 | Edward Emerson Barnard | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 725 | November 9, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 734 | November 9, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 756 | November 9, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 989 | November 9, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1047 | November 10, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1148 | November 10, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1152 | November 10, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1575 | November 10, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1721 | November 10, 1885 | Edward Emerson Barnard | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1725 | November 10, 1885 | Edward Emerson Barnard | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1728 | November 10, 1885 | Edward Emerson Barnard | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 351 | November 10, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 353 | November 10, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1262 | November 12, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1368 | November 12, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1388 | November 12, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1563 | November 12, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1565 | November 12, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1650 | November 12, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1906 | November 12, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1210 | November 13, 1885 | Ormond Stone | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1710 | November 14, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1730 | November 14, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2246 | November 15, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | nebula |
| NGC 2491 | November 15, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | brightest cluster galaxy |
| NGC 1074 | November 28, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1075 | November 28, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 562 | November 30, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1105 | December 2, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1231 | December 2, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 768 | December 2, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1692 | December 11, 1885 | Ormond Stone | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1738 | December 11, 1885 | Ormond Stone | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1739 | December 11, 1885 | Ormond Stone | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1957 | December 11, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 2211 | December 11, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 655 | December 12, 1885 | Ormond Stone | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 715 | December 12, 1885 | Ormond Stone | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1103 | December 26, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1405 | December 26, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1413 | December 26, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1686 | December 26, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1821 | December 26, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | galaxy |
| NGC 1648 | December 29, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1150 | December 31, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1151 | December 31, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | elliptical galaxy |