| NGC 5248 | |
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NGC 5248 by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive. |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 13h 37m 32.0s[1] |
| Declination | +08° 53′ 07″[1] |
| Redshift | 1151 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | ~ 59 Mly (~ 17.7 Mpc)[1] |
| Type | SAB(rs)bc[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 6′.2 × 4′.5[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.97[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 08616,[1] PGC 048130,[1] Caldwell 45 | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 5248 (also known as Caldwell 45) is a compact intermediate spiral galaxy about 59 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes. It is a member of the NGC 5248 Group of galaxies, itself one of the Virgo III Groups strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[2] Distance measurements to NGC 5248 vary from 41.4 million light-years (12.7 Mpc) to 74.0 million light-years (22.7 Mpc), averaging about 58.7 million light-years (17.7 Mpc).[1]
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