Astronomy:NGC 343

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 343
NGC 343 DECam.jpg
NGC 343 with DECam. The galaxy on the left could be NGC 344. But NGC 344 was also identified as LEDA 3674 in SIMBAD
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 00h 58m 23.9s[1]
Declination−23° 13′ 31″[1]
Redshift0.055288[1]
Helio radial velocity16,575 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)16.29[1]
Characteristics
TypeSc[2]
Apparent size (V)0.72' × 0.26'[1]
Other designations
PGC 133741.[1]

NGC 343 are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very small, irregularly round, suddenly brighter middle and nucleus (perhaps a star?)."[3]

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