| Emission nebula | |
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 NGC 248 taken as part of a survey called the Small Magellanic cloud Investigation of Dust and Gas Evolution (SMIDGE).[1] | |
| Observation data:J2000epoch | |
| Right ascension | 00h 45m 24.1s[2] |
| Declination | −73° 22′ 44.4″ |
| Distance | 200,000 ly |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | 30x10[citation needed] ly |
| Designations | LHA 115-N 13, DEM S 16[3] |
| See also:Lists of nebulae | |
NGC 248 is anemission nebula in theconstellationTucana. It is in theSmall Magellanic Cloud.[3] It was discovered in 1834 by the astronomerJohn Frederick William Herschel. NGC 248 is about 60 light-years long and 20 light-years wide.[citation needed]
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