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NGC 1343
Cassiopeia
Penryn, California
November 2006
M 250 @ f 9.3  (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME LRGB  15  minute subs

 

NGC 1343 is a "nuclear ring" galaxy with a intense ring of starburst activity created by inflowing gas to the small core.

Classification is SB/P and surface brightness is 15.2.   In a small scope this galaxy is sometimes mistaken for a planetary
nebula.