NGC 5248 lies around 42 million light-years away in the constellation of Boötes.

Otherwise referred to as Caldwell 45, LEDA 48130, UGC 8616, IRAS 13353 +0908 and TC 830, this spiral nebula has a size of 95,000 light-years.

Found by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on April 15, 1784, it is a member of the NGC 5248 group of galaxies.

NGC 5248 has an evident magnitude of 10 and can be found utilizing a little telescope, though it will not appear really intense.

The galaxy is noteworthy for its nuclear rings with ‘locations’ of starburst activity.

“NGC 5248 is among the so-called ‘strategy’ spirals, with popular spiral arms that reach from near the core out through the disk,” Hubble astronomers stated in a declaration.

“It likewise has a faint bar structure in the center, in between the inner ends of the spiral arms, which is not rather so apparent in this visible-light picture from Hubble.”

“Features like these which break the rotational balance of a galaxy have a big impact on how matter moves through it, and ultimately its development through time.”

“They feed gas from a galaxy’s external reaches to inner star-forming areas, and even to a galaxy’s main great void where it can kick-start an active galactic nucleus.”

“These circulations of gas have actually formed NGC 5248 in a huge method; it has lots of brilliant areas of extreme star development spread throughout its disk, and it is controlled by a population of young stars.”

“The galaxy even has 2 really active, ring-shaped starburst areas around its nucleus, filled with young clusters of stars.”

“These ‘nuclear rings’ are amazing enough, however typically a nuclear ring tends to obstruct gas from getting even more into the core of a galaxy.”

“NGC 5248 having a 2nd ring inside the very first is a marker of simply how powerful its circulations of matter and energy are.”

“Its reasonably close by, extremely noticeable starburst areas make the galaxy a target for expert and amateur astronomers alike.”