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Mairan discovered M 43 (actually a part of the Orion Nebula) with a small refractor in 1731.
| D | N | NI | Y | I | T | Name | Con | Type | S | Author | Title | Source |
| 1 | N | 1982 | 1731 | Rr | v | M 43 | ORI | EN | 2 | Mairan, J.-J. | Traite physique et historique de l'Aurore Boréale | Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, Année 1731, 259-263 (1733) |
Mairan's drawing of M 42/43
