Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Boötes (Boo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5248
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NGC 5248 Spiral Galaxy, Dean Glace
NGC 5248 Spiral Galaxy
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NGC 5248 Spiral Galaxy

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NGC 5248 Spiral Galaxy, Dean Glace
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NGC 5248 Spiral Galaxy

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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.

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NGC 5248 Spiral Galaxy, Dean Glace