NGC 248

{{Short description|Emission nebula in the constellation Tucana}}

{{Infobox nebula

| name = NGC 248

| image = Festive nebulae NGC 248.jpg

| caption = NGC 248 taken as part of a survey called the Small Magellanic cloud Investigation of Dust and Gas Evolution (SMIDGE).{{cite web|title=Festive nebulae light up Milky Way Galaxy satellite|url=https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1623/|website=www.spacetelescope.org|access-date=21 December 2016}}

| type = emission

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|45|24.1}}{{cite web|last1=Frommert|first1=Hartmut|title=NGC 248|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?248|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=21 December 2016}}

| dec = {{DEC|-73|22|44.4}}

| dist_ly =200,000

| appmag_v =

| size_v =

| constellation = Tucana

| radius_ly = 30x10{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

| absmag_v =

| notes =

| names = LHA 115-N 13, DEM S 16

}}

NGC 248 is an emission nebula in the constellation Tucana. It is in the Small Magellanic Cloud.{{cite simbad|title=NGC 248|accessdate=2021-02-24}} 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|date=June 2023}}