NGC 249

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

{{Infobox nebula

| name = NGC 249

| image = NGC 249 NGC 261 DECam.jpg

| caption =NGC 249 (right) and NGC 261 (left) with DECam

| type = emission

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|45|10.9}}{{cite journal|bibcode=1993A&AS..102..451M|title=A new catalogue of H-alpha emission-line stars and smallnebulae in the Small Magellanic Cloud|last1=Meyssonnier|first1=N.|last2=Azzopardi|first2=M.|journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series|year=1993|volume=102|page=451}}

| dec = {{DEC|-73|04|17}}

| dist_ly =

| appmag_v = 15.0

| size_v = 1.10{{prime}} × 0.70{{prime}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 249|accessdate=2021-03-19}}

| constellation = Tucana

| radius_ly =

| absmag_v =

| notes =

| names =

}}

NGC 249 is an emission nebula in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on 5 September 1826 by the astronomer James Dunlop.{{cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#249|title=New General Catalogue objects: NGC 200 - 249|author=Seligman, Courtney|website=cseligman.com|accessdate=2021-03-19}}