| Invention or discovery | Inventor or discoverer | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeopteryx | Carl Friedrich Häberlein | fossil taxon |
| 66 Maja | Horace Parnell Tuttle | asteroid |
| 67 Asia | N. R. Pogson | asteroid |
| C/1861 J1 | John Tebbutt | non-periodic comet |
| NGC 588 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | H II region |
| NGC 592 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | H II region |
| NGC 4205 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 374 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 719 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 2675 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 791 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | elliptical galaxy |
| NGC 3929 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | lenticular galaxy |
| NGC 1642 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 3827 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | radio galaxy |
| NGC 1586 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1720 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |
| NGC 1752 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | spiral galaxy |