NGC 343
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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?)."
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- NGC 343 DECam.jpg by Meli thev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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