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Herschel's discoveries were supplemented by those of Caroline Herschel (11 objects) and his son John Herschel (1754 objects) and published by him as General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters in 1864. This catalogue was later edited by John Dreyer , supplemented with discoveries by many other 19th-century astronomers, and published in 1888 as ...
Pages in category "Discoveries by William Herschel" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 399 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars was first published in 1786 by William Herschel in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. [1] In 1789, he added another 1,000 entries, [2] and finally another 500 in 1802, [3] bringing the total to 2,500 entries. This catalogue originated the usage of letters and catalogue ...
The William Herschel Telescope (WHT) is a 4.20-metre (165 in) optical and near-infrared reflecting telescope located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The telescope, which is named after William Herschel, the discoverer of the planet Uranus, is part of the Isaac Newton Group of ...
William Herschel, discoverer of Mimas. Mimas was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on 17 September 1789. He recorded his discovery as follows: I continued my observations constantly, whenever the weather would permit; and the great light of the forty-feet speculum was now of so much use, that I also, on the 17th of September, detected the seventh satellite, when it was at its ...
NGC 1162 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Perseus.It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on October 14, 1784. The galaxy lies approximately 200 million light-years away from Earth and is classified as a type SA0^−^ galaxy, indicating a smooth structure with little to no spiral features.
William Herschel proves it is a very small object, calculating it to be only 320 km in diameter, and not a planet. He proposes the name asteroid, and soon other similar bodies are being found. He proposes the name asteroid, and soon other similar bodies are being found.
NGC 1163 was first observed by William Herschel on October 14, 1784, using his 18.7-inch reflecting telescope. The galaxy was later cataloged in the New General Catalogue (NGC) by John Louis Emil Dreyer. Its precise celestial coordinates place it in the Perseus constellation, making it a target for amateur and professional astronomers alike.