| NGC 1099 | October 17, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1137 | October 17, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift |
| NGC 1547 | October 17, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 973 | October 30, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift |
| NGC 1163 | October 31, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1292 | November 1885 | Edward Emerson Barnard |
| NGC 725 | November 9, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 734 | November 9, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1575 | November 10, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift |
| NGC 1728 | November 10, 1885 | Edward Emerson Barnard |
| NGC 353 | November 10, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift |
| NGC 1388 | November 12, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1906 | November 12, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1730 | November 14, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift |
| NGC 1074 | November 28, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 562 | November 30, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift |
| NGC 1231 | December 2, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 768 | December 2, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift |
| NGC 1738 | December 11, 1885 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 1739 | December 11, 1885 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 715 | December 12, 1885 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 1103 | December 26, 1885 | Lewis A. Swift |
| NGC 1686 | December 26, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1181 | December 31, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1263 | December 31, 1885 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1538 | December 31, 1885 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 3703 | December 31, 1885 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 1009 | 1886 | Edward D. Swift |
| NGC 1033 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1064 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1071 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1102 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1229 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1296 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 1301 | 1886 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 1306 | 1886 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 1364 | 1886 | Frank Muller |
| NGC 1390 | 1886 | Frank Muller |
| NGC 1445 | 1886 | Frank Muller |
| NGC 1459 | 1886 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 1486 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 167 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 168 | 1886 | Frank Muller |
| NGC 172 | 1886 | Frank Muller |
| NGC 2585 | 1886 | Frank Muller |
| NGC 2665 | 1886 | Frank Muller |
| NGC 2674 | 1886 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 276 | 1886 | Frank Muller |
| NGC 2952 | 1886 | Frank Muller |
| NGC 2956 | 1886 | Frank Muller |
| NGC 3112 | 1886 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 3127 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 3128 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 3133 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 3138 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 3140 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 320 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
| NGC 3208 | 1886 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 3233 | 1886 | Ormond Stone |
| NGC 331 | 1886 | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |