The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated as NGC) is a catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects, known as the NGC objects. It is one of the largest comprehensive catalogues, as it includes all types of deep space objects, including galaxies, star clusters, emission nebulae and absorption nebulae.

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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). It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 8 April 1886. One supernova has been observed in NGC 5314: SN 2023eyz (type Ia, mag. 20.4).

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Wikipedia Page: NGC 5314
NGC 5314 at In-The-Sky website


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