Spiral galaxy · Boötes
NGC 5248
Also known as: C45
mag 10.04.1′ across
About
NGC 5248 is a spiral galaxy of magnitude 10.0 in Boötes, about 4.1′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 5248 is in the constellation Boötes.
- Best evenings: around late May it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 71° S.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)A faint oval glow with a brighter middle — no spiral arms without a camera.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 5248, C45, PGC 48130, UGC 8616 |
|---|---|
| Type | Spiral galaxy (SABb) |
| Magnitude | 10.0The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 4.1′ × 2.4′position angle 120°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 22.2 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 37m 32.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +08° 53′ 07″ |
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Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →