NGC 248 is an emission nebula in the constellation Tucana. It is in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered in 1834 by the astronomer John Frederick William Herschel. NGC 248 is about 60 light-years long and 20 light-years wide.
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NGC 248 taken as part of a survey called the Small Magellanic cloud Investigation of Dust and Gas Evolution (SMIDGE).
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