---
title: "NGC 5421"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5421"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 5421 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5421"
---

# NGC 5421

NGC 5421 is a barred spiral [galaxy](https://spacecatalog.org/galaxies) SBc in the constellation [Canes Venatici](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/canes-venatici), shining at apparent magnitude 14.30 (V). Other catalogues list it as IRAS 13594+3404, IRAS F13594+3404 and LEDA 49950, among 8 designations in total. It was discovered in 1880.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Barred spiral galaxy
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 1.3′ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 14.30 — Faint: it takes a large telescope.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Canes Venatici](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/canes-venatici) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Barred spiral galaxy SBc |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 14.30 |
| CONSTELLATION | Canes Venatici |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 14h 01m 41.9s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +33° 49′ 25.6″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1880 |

## 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 | SBc |

### 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) | 14.30 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.30 |

### 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 | 1.3′ |
| Minor axis | 0.883663′ |
| Position angle | 159° |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

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

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | Édouard Stephan |

### 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 | Q1119544 |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Morphology from | SIMBAD (quality D) |

## Also known as

- IRAS: IRAS 13594+3404
- IRAS: IRAS F13594+3404
- LEDA: LEDA 49950
- MCG: MCG +06-31-045
- NGC: NGC 5421
- NGC: NGC 5421A
- PGC: PGC 49950
- UGC: UGC 8941

## 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 5421 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5421

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-5421,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 5421}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5421},
  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-5421