---
title: "NGC 5691"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5691"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 5691 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5691"
---

# NGC 5691

NGC 5691 is a spiral [galaxy](https://spacecatalog.org/galaxies) Sa in the constellation [Virgo](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/virgo), 99.31 Mly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 12.38 (V). Other catalogues list it as 2MASX J14375333-0023559, IRAS 14353-0011 and IRAS F14353-0010, among 14 designations in total. It was discovered in 1853.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Spiral galaxy
- **HOW FAR:** 99.31 Mly — A luminosity distance, from its redshift — how faint it looks. The light itself left 87.6 million years ago.
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 1.9′ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 12.38 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Virgo](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/virgo) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Spiral galaxy Sa |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 99.31 Mly ±15 — by redshift (CMB frame), flat ΛCDM with H0 = 70 km/s/Mpc |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 12.38 |
| CONSTELLATION | Virgo |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 14h 37m 53.3s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −00° 23′ 56.0″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1853 |

## 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 | Sa |

### 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) | 12.89 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.38 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 10.84 |
| Apparent magnitude (H band) | 10.14 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 9.97 |
| Surface brightness | 22.84 mag/arcsec² |

### 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 | 1884 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 0.006304 |
| Redshift (z, CMB frame) | 0.00707161 |
| Major axis | 1.86′ |
| Minor axis | 1.4′ |
| Position angle | 101° |

### 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 | G |
| Wikidata item | Q1122113 |

## Also known as

- 2MASX: 2MASX J14375333-0023559
- IRAS: IRAS 14353-0011
- IRAS: IRAS F14353-0010
- LEDA: LEDA 51693
- LEDA: LEDA 52291
- MCG: MCG +00-37-020
- NGC: NGC 5632
- NGC: NGC 5691
- PGC: PGC 51693
- PGC: PGC 52291
- SDSS: SDSS J143752.54-002355.1
- SDSS: SDSS J143753.33-002355.9
- SDSS: SDSS J143753.52-002355.7
- UGC: UGC 9420

## 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 5691 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5691

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-5691,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 5691}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-5691},
  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-5691