Draft:NGC 2048

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Declined by Quxyz 3 months ago. Last edited by Quxyz 3 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 30 June 2025 by KylieTastic (talk).

This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:

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Declined by KylieTastic 16 months ago.

Comment: All sources are databases. I would heavily encourage the author to read WP:NASTRO. ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 22:32, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Comment: As WP:NASTRO notes NGC items are most probably notable - please add more sources and resubmit KylieTastic (talk) 18:45, 30 June 2025 (UTC)

NGC 2048 is a Emission Nebula in the Dorado constellation and the NGC 2048 is situated of the south celestial equator. t's so more easily from the southern hemisphere. Visual magnitute of this nebula is 12.17, NGC 2048 is visible with the help of the telescope an apperance of 8 inches^[1].It's a EN+* type of galaxy. It was discovered by a James Dunlop in 1826.

References

↑ "NGC 2048 - Emission Nebula in Dorado | TheSkyLive". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30.

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↑ "NGC 2048". Retrieved 5 July 2026.
↑ https://tuniverso.com/dso/NGC2048?lang=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[1] "NGC 2048 - Emission Nebula in Dorado | TheSkyLive". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30.

[2] "NGC 2048". Retrieved 5 July 2026.

[3] ttps://tuniverso.com/dso/NGC2048?lang=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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