NGC 248 is an emission nebula in the constellation Tucana. It is in the Small Magellanic Cloud.[3] It was discovered in 1834 by the astronomer John Frederick William Herschel. NGC 248 is about 60 light-years long and 20 light-years wide.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Festive nebulae light up Milky Way Galaxy satellite". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 248". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ a b "NGC 248". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
External links
Media related to NGC 248 at Wikimedia Commons
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