NGC3344

NGC 3344 is a relatively isolated^[7] barred spiral galaxy around half the size of the Milky Way located 22.5^[4] million light years away in the constellation Leo Minor.^[8] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 6 April 1785.^[9

Imaged in my Desert Astro observatory with a Planewave CDK17, Paramount MEII, ZWOASI2600 MC Pro Duo. Unguided for 3.9 hrs. on 4/17/26. Processed with Pixinsight