NGC 5248
Bootes
Penryn, California
April 2004/2009
FS-128 (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME RGB 10 minute subs (2004)
ST-2000XM Lum 10 minute subs (2009)
NGC 5248 is a circumnuclear star burst ring
galaxy with super star burst clusters. It is classified as SBbc with a
surface brightness of 12.7 magnitude. NGC 5248 is part of the Virgo
cluster and has a red shift distance of 52 Mly.
