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It was the first planet discovered since ancient times. March 13, 1781. The 7th planet â Uranus â was discovered on this date, completely by accident. British astronomer William Herschel was performing a survey of all the stars that were of magnitude 8 â in other words, too faint to see with the eye â or brighter.ottom line: British astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus â first planet to be discovered since ancient times â on March 13, 1781.
Herschel published catalogues of nebulae in 1802 (2,500 objects) and in 1820 (5,000 objects). In the course of an observation on 13 March 1781 he realized that one celestial body he had observed was not a star, but a planet, Uranus. This was the first planet to be discovered since antiquity and Herschel became famous overnight. As a result of this discovery, George III appointed him Court Astronomer.