NGC 5248 is a small intermediate spiral galaxy 59 million light years from here in Bootes.
The galaxy is classed as a grand design SAB spiral with a short bar.
Of interest are the two circumnuclear star forming rings which are 100 and 370 parsecs from the rather inactive nucleus region.
Imaged in LRGB on our PlaneWave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.
Image Processing: Mike Selby and Mark Hanson