NGC 248 vs NGC 249
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NGC 248
NGC 248 is an emission nebula and star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It contains glowing hydrogen gas ionized by radiation from young, massive stars and is classified as an H II region. Scottish astronomer James Dunlop recorded the object in 1826, and it was later included in the New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars.
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NGC 249
NGC 249 is an emission nebula in the constellation Tucana, located within the Small Magellanic Cloud. Its designation comes from the New General Catalogue, a standard astronomical catalog of deep-sky objects, and the object is also included in surveys of nebular features in the galaxy. It is of interest to astronomers studying ionized gas, star-forming regions, and the structure of a nearby dwarf...
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