NGC 5248
Caldwell 45
NGC 5248 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Bootes. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5248:
| NGC: | NGC 5248 |
| Common name: | Caldwell 45 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.97 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.18 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.46 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:37:32.02 |
| Declination: | 08:53:06.60 |
| Major axis: | 4.07 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.38 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 120° |
| Radial velocity: | 1150 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003843 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS