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4,360 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Inventor or discoverer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGC 3574 | March 15, 1877 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1363 | December 31, 1877 | Sherburne Wesley Burnham | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1519 | January 2, 1878 | Wilhelm Tempel | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1741 | January 6, 1878 | Édouard Stephan | interacting galaxies |
| 180 Garumna | January 29, 1878 | Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin | asteroid |
| 181 Eucharis | February 2, 1878 | Pablo Cottenot | asteroid |
| NGC 4202 | February 6, 1878 | David Peck Todd | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3541 | February 7, 1878 | Wilhelm Tempel | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2378 | February 8, 1878 | Édouard Stephan | binary star |
| NGC 3537-1 | February 19, 1878 | Wilhelm Tempel | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2575 | February 23, 1878 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2450 | February 26, 1878 | Édouard Stephan | radio galaxy |
| NGC 2590 | February 26, 1878 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3410 | April 1878 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3999 | April 25, 1878 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4000 | April 25, 1878 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4011 | April 26, 1878 | John Louis Emil Dreyer | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4015-2 | April 26, 1878 | John Louis Emil Dreyer | low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| NGC 4021 | April 26, 1878 | John Louis Emil Dreyer | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 4023 | April 26, 1878 | John Louis Emil Dreyer | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 909 | October 30, 1878 | Édouard Stephan | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 912 | November 30, 1878 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 914 | November 30, 1878 | Édouard Stephan | radio galaxy |
| NGC 988 | 1879 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 228 | October 10, 1879 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 707 | November 25, 1879 | Wilhelm Tempel | low-ionization nuclear emission-line region |
| NGC 968 | December 5, 1879 | Édouard Stephan | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1093 | December 6, 1879 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1226 | December 6, 1879 | Édouard Stephan | galaxy |
| Gortyn code | 1880 | Federico Halbherr | inscription |
| NGC 3321 | 1880 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3722 | 1880 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth | elliptical galaxy |
| Stele of the Vultures | 1880 | Ernest de Sarzec | stele |
| NGC 1694 | January 9, 1880 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2119 | January 9, 1880 | Édouard Stephan | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 1227 | January 10, 1880 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2876 | March 5, 1880 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3035 | March 5, 1880 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3018 | March 10, 1880 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3154 | March 12, 1880 | Édouard Stephan | radio galaxy |
| NGC 122 | September 27, 1880 | Wilhelm Tempel | unknown astronomical object |
| NGC 123 | September 27, 1880 | Wilhelm Tempel | unknown astronomical object |
| NGC 961 | November 27, 1880 | Édouard Stephan | low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| NGC 1149 | December 2, 1880 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1171 | December 4, 1880 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 668 | December 4, 1880 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 2568 | 1881 | Edward Emerson Barnard | galaxy |
| NGC 4276 | 1881 | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4307 | 1881 | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4353 | 1881 | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters | galaxy |
| Sant'Antioco bilingual | 1881 | Johannes Schmidt | stele |
| NGC 3867 | March 23, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3979 | April 23, 1881 | Edward S. Holden | low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| NGC 3814 | April 25, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3843 | April 27, 1881 | Edward S. Holden | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4576 | April 27, 1881 | Edward S. Holden | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3781 | April 28, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3785 | April 28, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4135 | May 4, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | astronomical radio source |
| NGC 4137 | May 4, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |