NGC 6248
{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Draco}}
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{{Notability|Astro|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox galaxy
| name = NGC 6248
| epoch = J2000
| image = NGC 6248 PanS.jpg
| caption =
| constellation name = Draco
| type = SBcd
| ra = {{RA|16|46|22.3}}
| dec = {{DEC|+70|21|22}}
| appmag_v = 13.1
| dist_ly = 51.9 Mly
| size_v = 3,1′ × 1,2′
| diameter = 47,000 light years
| names = UGC 10564, MCG 12-16-9, ZWG 339.20, PGC 58946
}}
NGC 6248 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco. It was discovered on August 11, 1885 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift. The galaxy is located approximately 52 million light years away from earth with an approximate diameter of 47,000 light-years.
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References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+6248&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|title=NED results for object NGC 6248|work=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center}}
- {{cite simbad|title=NGC 6248}}
- {{cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6248|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 6248|work=Spider|publisher=Students for the Exploration and Development of Space|author=Frommert, Harmut}}
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{{Draco (constellation)}}
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