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Copeland discovered 35 NGC-objects, most of them with Lord Rosse's 72" reflector at Birr Castle (the G.C. indentification maybe helpful to find them in Ref. 1). The Planetary Nebulae were found by visual spectroscopy at Dun Echt (Scotland) and during an Andes expedition. Seven of the galaxies in Leo form the famous "Copeland Septet": NGC 3745, 3746, 3748, 3750, 3751, 3753, and 3754. The Planetary Nebula, NGC 6879 in Sagitta (not listed), found by Copeland on Sep. 9, 1884 (Ref. 3), was first seen by Pickering (May 8, 1883).
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| 81 | AND | Nov. 15, 1873 | galaxy | 1 | ||
| 85 | 5095 | AND | Nov. 15, 1873 | galaxy | 1 | |
| 203 | 5113 | PSC | Dec. 19, 1873 | galaxy | 1 |
NGC 211, Stephan
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| 295 | 5123 | PSC | Oct. 26, 1872 | not found | 1 | |
| 739 | 5199 | TRI | Jan. 9, 1874 | galaxy | 1 | |
| 760 | 5203 | TRI | Dec. 19, 1873 | 2 stars | 1 | |
| 930 | 5238 | ARI | Oct. 26, 1872 | not found | 1 | |
| 1062 | 6247 | TRI | Oct. 11, 1873 | star | 1 | |
| 2363 | 5377 | CAM | Mar. 9, 1874 | galaxy | 1 | |
| 2429 | 5391 | LYN | Mar. 10, 1874 | galaxy | 1 | |
| 2457 | 5396 | LYN | Mar. 10, 1874 | galaxy | 1 | |
| 2570 | 5415 | CNC | Feb. 20, 1873 | galaxy | 1 | |
| 2799 | 5467 | LYN | Mar. 9, 1874 | galaxy | 1 | |
| 3214 | 5525 | UMA | Mar. 9, 1874 | galaxy | 1 | |
| 3736 | DRA | 1884? | galaxy |
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| 3743 | LEO | Mar. 18, 1874 | galaxy | 1 | ||
| 3745 | LEO | Apr. 5, 1874 | galaxy | 1 |
Copeland Septett
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| 3746 | LEO | Feb. 9, 1874 | galaxy | 1 |
Copeland Septett
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| 3748 | LEO | Apr. 5, 1874 | galaxy | 1 |
Copeland Septett
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| 3750 | LEO | Feb. 9, 1874 | galaxy | 1 |
Copeland Septett
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| 3751 | LEO | Apr. 5, 1874 | galaxy | 1 |
Copeland Septett
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| 3753 | LEO | Feb. 9, 1874 | galaxy | 1 |
Copeland Septett
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| 3754 | LEO | Apr. 5, 1874 | galaxy | 1 |
Copeland Septett
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| 3758 | LEO | Mar. 18, 1874 | galaxy | 1 |
Stephan 1885
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| 4072 | 5606 | COM | Apr. 3, 1872 | galaxy | 1 | |
| 5315 | CIR | May 4, 1883 | planetary nebula | 2 | ||
| 5873 | LUP | May 2, 1883 | planetary nebula | 2 | ||
| 6153 | SCO | May 27, 1883 | planetary nebula | 2 | ||
| 6884 | CYG | Sep. 20, 1884 | planetary nebula | 3 | ||
| 6886 | SGE | Sep. 17, 1884 | planetary nebula | 3 | ||
| 6891 | DEL | Sep. 22, 1884 | planetary nebula | 3 | ||
| 7486 | 6251 | PEG | Dec. 3, 1877 | star | 1 | |
| 7766 | 6227 | PEG | Oct. 9, 1872 | galaxy | 1 | |
| 7767 | 6228 | PEG | Oct. 9, 1872 | galaxy | 1 | |
| 7819 | 6239 | PEG | Oct. 26, 1872 | galaxy | 1 |
References: [1] Parsons. L., Observations of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars 1848-1878, Sci. Trans. Roy. Dublin Soc. Vol. II, 1-178 (1880) [2] Experiments in the Andes, Copermicus III, 206 (1896) [3] Spectroscopic Observations made at the Earl of Crawford's Observatory, Dun Echt, Aberdeen, MNRAS 45, 90-91 (1884)
Obituary: MNRAS 66, 164 (1906): PASP 17, 205 (1905); VJS 42, 230 (1907), AN 170, 29 (1906)
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