---
title: "NGC 5344"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5344"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 5344 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5344"
---

# NGC 5344

NGC 5344 is an elliptical [galaxy](https://spacecatalog.org/galaxies) E in the constellation [Ursa Minor](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/ursa-minor), shining at apparent magnitude 15.40 (B). Other catalogues list it as 2MASX J13501205+7357108, LEDA 49085 and PGC 49085. It was discovered in 1886.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Elliptical galaxy
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 32″ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **HOW BRIGHT (B):** 15.40 — Faint: it takes a large telescope.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Ursa Minor](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/ursa-minor) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Elliptical galaxy E |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (B) | 15.40 |
| CONSTELLATION | Ursa Minor |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 13h 49m 58.0s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +73° 57′ 10.4″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1886 |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Hubble type | E |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.40 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 11.95 |
| Apparent magnitude (H band) | 11.21 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 11.12 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Major axis | 0.54′ |
| Minor axis | 0.47′ |
| Position angle | 100° |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

Who first saw it, from where, and by what method.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | Lewis A. Swift |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | GPair |
| Wikidata item | Q779962 |

## Also known as

- 2MASX: 2MASX J13501205+7357108
- LEDA: LEDA 49085
- NGC: NGC 5344
- PGC: PGC 49085

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. NGC 5344 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5344

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-5344,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 5344}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5344},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5344