Little is known about Frank Muller. He was born on Sep. 10, 1862 in Virginia, USA. Around 1885 he entered the new Leander McCormick Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia (founded in 1882; see picture) to assist Ormond Stone (first director 1882-1912) and Francis Leavenworth. In 1885-86 Muller observed double stars with the new 26¼" refractor (f/14.9), made by Alvan Clark & Sons and installed in 1885 (see picture); the results are published in Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. Vol. I, 45 (1915). From 1886-87 he was involved in the micrometric observations of "new nebulae", together with Stone, Leavenworth and Parrish. While working as an observer he was much interested in comets and orbit caluculation. In 1888 he got his PhD from the University of Virginia (the first one in Astronomy), titeled Definitve Determination of Comet 1887 IV and published in AJ 8, 44 (1888). Muller died on April 19, 1917 at an age of 54 and is burried on Warrenton Cemetery, VA.

Muller found 89 NGC- and 14 IC-objects; 86 NGC- and all IC-objects were new. All were found 1886-87 and published by Stone.

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N

NI

Y

Ap

I

T

Discoverer

Observer

Con

Type

S

ID

Author

Title

Source

List

1

N

17

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S/P

1

NGC 34 (Swift L. 21.11.1886)

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–276

N

35

1886

26,3

Rr

v

Swift L. 21.11.1886

CET

Sb

1

Stone, O.

List of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 9-14 (1886)

II–277

1

N

65

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

E/SB0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–278

1

N

66

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

SBb

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–279

1

N

77

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

E-S0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–280

1

N

142

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

SBb

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–282

1

N

143

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

SBb

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–283

1

N

144

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

Sc

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–284

N

155

1886

26,3

Rr

v

Swift L. 1.9.1886

CET

S0

1

Stone, O.

List of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 9-14 (1886)

I–6

1

N

168

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S0-a

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–287

1

N

172

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

SBbc

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–288

1

N

177

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

Sab

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–289

1

N

276

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

SBb

1

IC 1591 (Stewart 3.11.1898)

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–294

1

N

301

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S0

1

Stone, O.

List of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 9-14 (1886)

I–18

1

N

302

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

*

9

Stone, O.

List of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 9-14 (1886)

I–19

1

N

343

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–297

1

N

344

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–298

1

N

367

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–299

1

N

554

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–305

1

N

555

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

SB0-a

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–306

1

N

556

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

E-S0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–307

1

N

589

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S0-a

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–309

N

599

1886

26,3

Rr

v

Herschel W. 27.11.1785

CET

E-S0

1

Stone, O.

List of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 9-14 (1886)

II–310

1

N

601

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

C

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–311

1

N

610

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

NF

10

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–312

1

N

611

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

NF

10

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–313

1

N

667

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–318

1

N

699

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

Sbc

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–319

1

N

726

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

Sd

1

Stone, O.

List of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 9-14 (1886)

I–40

1

N

836

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S0-a

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–325

1

N

874

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

Sab

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–329

1

N

929

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

Sa

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–335

1

N

942

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S0-a

1

Stone, O.

List of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 9-14 (1886)

I–53

1

N

943

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

E?

1

Stone, O.

List of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 9-14 (1886)

I–54

1

N

1014

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

*2

9

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–342

1

N

1018

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

SB0-a

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–343

1

N

1078

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

E-S0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–347

1

N

1147

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

NF

10

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–351

1

N

1237

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

*2

9

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–363

1

N

1364

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

Scd

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–371

1

N

1390

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

SBa

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–372

1

N

1416

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

E1

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–378

1

N

1434

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

S0-a

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–382

1

N

1445

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

E4

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–383

1

N

1454

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

*

9

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–385

1

N

1467

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

S0-a

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–388

1

N

1470

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

Sab

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–389

1

N

1479

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

NF

10

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–391

1

N

1480

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

NF

10

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–392

1

N

1489

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

SBb

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–394

1

N

1575

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

SB?

7

NGC 1577 (Swift L. 10.11.1885)

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–395

1

N

1632

1886

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

Sa

1

IC 386 (Javelle 6.2.1893)

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–399

1

N

1886

1886

26,3

Rr

v

LEP

Sbc

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–400

1

N

2583

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

E0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–402

1

N

2584

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

Sbc

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–403

1

N

2585

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

Sb

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–404

1

N

2586

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

*3

9

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–405

1

N

2665

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

SBa

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–407

1

N

2754

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

S0/P

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–408

1

N

2757

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

*2

9

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–409

1

N

2758

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

Sc

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–410

1

N

2868

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

E-S0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–411

1

N

2869

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

Sm

7

NGC 2863 (Herschel W. 25.3.1786)

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–412

1

N

2952

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

Sd

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–414

1

N

2956

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

Sb

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–415

1

N

3050

1886

26,3

Rr

v

SEX

Sa

7

NGC 2979 (Herschel W. 25.3.1786)

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–418

1

N

3331

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

SBc

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–424

1

N

3335

1886

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

SB0-a

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–425

1

N

3546

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CRT

E-S0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–432

1

N

3676

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CRT

E-S0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–436

1

N

5388

1886

26,3

Rr

v

VIR

NF

10

Stone, O.

List of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 9-14 (1886)

I–199

1

N

7035

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CAP

SB0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–460

1

N

7103

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CAP

E1

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–461

1

N

7104

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CAP

E1

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–462

1

N

7136

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CAP

*2

9

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–463

1

N

7158

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CAP

*3

9

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–464

1

N

7220

1886

26,3

Rr

v

AQR

SB0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–466

1

N

7254

1886

26,3

Rr

v

AQR

SBb

7

NGC 7256 (Marth 27.9.1864)

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–467

1

N

7287

1886

26,3

Rr

v

AQR

*2

9

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–468

1

N

7349

1886

26,3

Rr

v

AQR

SBb

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–469

1

N

7425

1886

26,3

Rr

v

AQR

SB0-a

1

Stone, O.

List of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 9-14 (1886)

I–259

1

N

7471

1886

26,3

Rr

v

AQR

NF

10

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–470

1

N

7502

1886

26,3

Rr

v

AQR

*2

9

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–471

1

N

7522

1886

26,3

Rr

v

AQR

*

9

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–472

1

N

7573

1886

26,3

Rr

v

AQR

SBc

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–473

1

N

7646

1886

26,3

Rr

v

AQR

Sc

1

IC 5318 (Howe 28.9.1897)

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–474

1

N

7758

1886

26,3

Rr

v

AQR

E/SB0

1

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–475

1

N

7808

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

S0

1

Stone, O.

List of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 9-14 (1886)

I–272

1

N

7813

1886

26,3

Rr

v

CET

Sb

1

IC 5384 (Howe 1899)

Stone, O.

Second list of Nebulas observed at the Leander McCormick Observatory, and supposed to be new

AJ 7, 57-61 (1887)

II–476

1

I

219

1887

26,3

Rr

v

Javelle 26.1.1892

CET

E4

1

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

67

1

I

223

1887

26,3

Rr

v

Bigourdan 1.12.1888

CET

IBm

1

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

71

1

I

343

1887

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

SB0-a

1

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

163

1

I

346

1887

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

NF

10

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

171

1

I

398

1887

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

SBc

1

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

198

1

I

402

1887

26,3

Rr

v

ERI

Sc

1

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

212

1

I

625

1888

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

Sc?

1

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

392

1

I

717

1888

26,3

Rr

v

CRT

Scd

8

NGC 3779 (Common 1880)

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

433

1

I

764

1887

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

SBc

1

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

483

1

I

844

1887

26,3

Rr

v

CEN

S0

1

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

585

1

I

874

1888

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

SB0

1

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

599

1

I

879

1888

26,3

Rr

v

HYA

SBab

1

IC 4222 (Swift L. 28.3.1898)

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

602

1

I

1077

1887

26,3

Rr

v

LIB

SBbc

1

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

676

1

I

1081

1887

26,3

Rr

v

LIB

SB0-a

1

Stone, O.

Southern Nebulae

Publ. Leander McCormick Obs. 1, 173 (1913)

677

Leander McCormick Observatory with 26¼" Refractor