NGC 5248

Scientific overview

NGC 5248 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It shines at apparent magnitude 9.97 and spans about 4.07 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Medium telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 150–200 mm telescope

Best observed

Spring (evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Both (equatorial)

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

13.6256h / 8.8852°

Hemisphere

Both

Season

Spring

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
NGC 5466NGC 5466	Globular cluster	9.7	6.6

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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