By 1783, Herschel acknowledged this to Royal Society president Joseph Banks: "By the observation of the most eminent Astronomers in Europe it appears that the new star, which I had the honour of pointing out to them in March 1781, is a Primary Planet of our Solar System."
Cara a 1783, o propio Herschel recoñeceu este feito ao presidente da Royal Society Joseph Banks: "Pola observación dos astrónomos máis eminentes en Europa semella que a nova estrela, que tiven a honra de sinalarlles en marzo de 1781, é un planeta primario do noso Sistema Solar".