NGC 5314

NGC 5314 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Minor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9636 ± 100 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 142.13 ± 10.17 Mpc (~463 million light-years).^[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 8 April 1886.^[2]

NGC 5314
NGC 5314 imaged by Pan-STARRS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Minor
Right ascension	13h 46m 11.4159s[1]
Declination	+70° 20′ 22.234″[1]
Redshift	0.031962 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	9582 ± 100 km/s[1]
Distance	463.6 ± 33.2 Mly (142.13 ± 10.17 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.9[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sbc?[1]
Size	~170,400 ly (52.23 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.0′ × 0.5′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 13450+7035, 2MASX J13461136+7020225, MCG +12-13-009, PGC 48810, CGCG 336-017[1]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5314: SN 2023eyz (Type Ia, mag. 20.41) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 8 April 2023.^[3]

See also

• List of NGC objects (5001–6000)