Astronomical objects discovered in 1896

IC 2431 are a group of interacting galaxies in the constellation of Cancer. They are located 684 million light-years away from the Solar System and were discovered on February 24, 1896, by Stephane Javelle.

IC 2402 known in literature as B0844+31 or B2 0844+31, is a large elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Cancer. The galaxy is located around 940 million light-years from Earth, which means given by its apparent dimensions, it is 370,000 light-years across. It was first discovered by Stéphane Javelle on 15 February 1896 and subsequently designated as 4C 31.32 by astronomers.

IC 2498 known as PGC 27668, is a type Sb barred spiral galaxy located in constellation Leo. It is located 469 million light-years away from the Solar System and was discovered by Stephane Javelle on April 30, 1896.

IC 4026 is a type S0 lenticular galaxy with a bar located in Coma Berenices. It is located 315 million light-years away from the solar system and has an approximate diameter of 70,000 light-years which is less the size of the Milky Way. IC 4026 was discovered on May 11, 1896, by astronomer Hermann Kobold and is a member of the Coma Cluster. It has a surface brightness of 11.99 mag/arcsecs meaning it is a high surface brightness galaxy.

425 Cornelia is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 28 December 1896 in Nice. It is named after Cornelia Africana.

424 Gratia is a large Main belt asteroid.

423 Diotima is one of the larger main-belt asteroids. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.

421 Zähringia, provisional designation 1896 CZ, is a stony asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 September 1896, by astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany. The asteroid was named for the House of Zähringen, a medieval noble family that ruled parts of Swabia and Switzerland.

417 Suevia is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a K-type/S-type asteroid.

416 Vaticana is a large main belt asteroid.