After which Herschel is the periodic comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, discovered in 1788, named?

Question

After Sir William Herschel observed Uranus on 13 March 1781 while in the garden of his house in Bath, England, he reported it as a what?

Answer 1

The comet was first observed by Caroline Herschel, sister and co-worker of the astronomer Sir William Herschel, and Europe's first professional woman astronomer. The comet was rediscovered in 1939 by Roger Rigollet; its orbital period is established as 155 years.