NGC 2343 (also OCL 565) is a magnitude +6.7 open star cluster located 3,444 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros.
The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 10th January 1785.
Right Ascension 07h 08m 06.7s, Declination -10° 37' 00"
