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NGC4343

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:23:38.7
Declination: +6:57:16
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, E, ? D
Sub-type: Sb

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4343.  See NGC 4341.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4343

17.5" (3/28/87): moderately bright, moderately large, brighter core, elongated NW-SE.  Brightest member of a group of five along with NGC 4342 = IC 3256 6.0' N.  Nearby are IC 3259 14' NNE, IC 3267 8' NE and NGC 4341 = IC 3260 10' NNE.