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NGC 3344
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NGC 3344 (also IRAS 10407+2511, MCG 4-25-46, UGC 5840 and PGC 31968) is a magnitude +10.5 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 22.5 million light years away in the constellation Leo Minor. 

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 6th April 1785.

Right Ascension 10h 43m 31.1s, Declination +24° 55' 20"

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