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4,360 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Inventor or discoverer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 Asia | April 17, 1861 | N. R. Pogson | asteroid |
| C/1861 J1 | May 13, 1861 | John Tebbutt | non-periodic comet |
| NGC 588 | October 2, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | H II region |
| NGC 592 | October 2, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | H II region |
| NGC 4205 | October 4, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 374 | October 7, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 719 | November 24, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2675 | December 2, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 791 | December 3, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3929 | December 4, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1642 | December 29, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3827 | December 29, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | radio galaxy |
| NGC 1586 | December 30, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1720 | December 30, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1752 | December 30, 1861 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| Juglar cycle | 1862 | Clément Juglar | business cycle |
| NGC 3221 | 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3287 | 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2699 | January 4, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 2569 | February 19, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3251 | February 19, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4269 | March 4, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4324 | March 4, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2749 | March 5, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | elliptical galaxy |
| 73 Klytia | April 7, 1862 | Horace Parnell Tuttle | asteroid |
| NGC 3806 | April 21, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| NGC 4257 | April 21, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3012 | April 30, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 587 | August 27, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 721 | August 27, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 472 | August 29, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 162 | September 5, 1862 | Herman Schultz | star |
| NGC 502 | September 25, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 522 | September 25, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 525 | September 25, 1862 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| Indium | 1863 | Ferdinand Reich | chemical element |
| NGC 1268 | February 14, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1270 | February 14, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1272 | February 14, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1273 | February 14, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1278 | February 14, 1863 | William Herschel | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1334 | February 14, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3376 | February 19, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4629 | February 19, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2753-2 | February 21, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 2929 | February 21, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2931 | February 21, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2737 | February 23, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2738 | February 23, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | radio galaxy |
| NGC 4078 | April 17, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2620 | May 5, 1863 | William Lassell | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4351 | May 19, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1573 | August 1863 | Wilhelm Tempel | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 582 | August 9, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4139 | August 10, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 503 | August 13, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 616 | August 14, 1863 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | binary star |
| NGC 117 | September 13, 1863 | Albert Marth | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 219 | September 16, 1863 | George Phillips Bond | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 208 | October 5, 1863 | Albert Marth | spiral galaxy |