---
title: "NGC 5447"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5447"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 5447 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5447"
---

# NGC 5447

NGC 5447 is an H II region in the constellation [Ursa Major](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/ursa-major). Other catalogues list it as IRAS 14007+5430. It was discovered in 1789.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** H II region
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Ursa Major](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/ursa-major) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | H II region |
| CONSTELLATION | Ursa Major |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 14h 02m 28.4s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +54° 16′ 36.9″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1789 |

## Catalogue data

### 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 |
| --- | --- |
| Radial velocity | 152 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 0.000507 |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

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

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

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

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | HII |
| Wikidata item | Q1119801 |

## Also known as

- IRAS: IRAS 14007+5430
- NGC: NGC 5447

## 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 5447 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5447

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-5447,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 5447}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5447},
  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-5447