NGC 2343
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | unicorn |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 08 m 06.8 s |
| declination | -10 ° 37 ′ 01 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 6.7 likes |
| Angular expansion | 6th |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | 3400 ly (1056 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | January 10, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2343 • C 0705-105 • OCl 565 • Cr 128 • Lund 300 • GC 1498 • H VIII 33 • | |
NGC 2343 is a galactic open star cluster in the constellation Unicorn in the southern sky . It has a diameter of 6 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of about 6.7 mag. The object was discovered on January 10, 1785 by William Herschel .