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4,360 inventions and discoveries
| Invention or discovery | Date | Inventor or discoverer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGC 4611 | May 17, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 243 | October 18, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 606 | October 18, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 573 | October 21, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 605 | October 21, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 711 | November 4, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1063 | November 16, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1335 | December 14, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1599 | December 14, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1607 | December 14, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1280 | December 19, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1468 | December 19, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1072 | December 20, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | low-ionization nuclear emission-line region |
| NGC 1654 | December 21, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1657 | December 21, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | low-surface-brightness galaxy |
| NGC 1661 | December 21, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1330 | December 26, 1881 | Édouard Stephan | asterism |
| NGC 1443 | 1882 | Wilhelm Tempel | star |
| NGC 156 | 1882 | Wilhelm Tempel | double star |
| NGC 158 | 1882 | Wilhelm Tempel | double star |
| NGC 4322 | 1882 | Wilhelm Tempel | star |
| NGC 4323 | 1882 | Wilhelm Tempel | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4562 | 1882 | Wilhelm Tempel | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4663 | 1882 | Wilhelm Tempel | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 4316 | March 17, 1882 | Wilhelm Tempel | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3441 | April 6, 1882 | Edward S. Holden | radio galaxy |
| NGC 3200 | April 10, 1882 | Edward S. Holden | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3219 | April 11, 1882 | Édouard Stephan | brightest cluster galaxy |
| NGC 3744 | April 11, 1882 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3761 | April 11, 1882 | Édouard Stephan | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 4587 | April 17, 1882 | Johann Palisa | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 3839 | April 19, 1882 | Édouard Stephan | radio galaxy |
| NGC 3515 | April 20, 1882 | Édouard Stephan | radio galaxy |
| NGC 4581 | April 20, 1882 | Edward S. Holden | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 2634 | August 11, 1882 | Wilhelm Tempel | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 2653 | August 18, 1882 | Wilhelm Tempel | galaxy |
| 230 Athamantis | September 3, 1882 | Leo Anton Karl de Ball | asteroid |
| 231 Vindobona | September 10, 1882 | Johann Palisa | asteroid |
| NGC 140 | November 5, 1882 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 4604 | 1883 | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters | galaxy |
| NGC 3213 | March 13, 1883 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3522 | April 26, 1883 | Lewis A. Swift | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3588-1 | May 8, 1883 | Lewis A. Swift | galaxy |
| NGC 2636 | July 27, 1883 | Wilhelm Tempel | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 2646 | July 27, 1883 | Wilhelm Tempel | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2256 | August 1883 | Wilhelm Tempel | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2258 | August 1883 | Wilhelm Tempel | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2314 | August 1883 | Wilhelm Tempel | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3555 | August 24, 1883 | Lewis A. Swift | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 181 | October 6, 1883 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 184 | October 6, 1883 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 666 | November 22, 1883 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1194 | November 23, 1883 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 621 | November 24, 1883 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 841 | November 24, 1883 | Édouard Stephan | intermediate spiral galaxy |
| NGC 653 | November 29, 1883 | Édouard Stephan | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1222 | December 5, 1883 | Édouard Stephan | lenticular galaxy |
| Allington Pippin | 1884 | Thomas Laxton | apple cultivar |
| NGC 2785 | March 16, 1884 | Édouard Stephan | galaxy |
| NGC 2966 | March 16, 1884 | Édouard Stephan | intermediate spiral galaxy |