| NGC 5023 | |
| Credit: | NASA / WikiSky |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Canes Venatici |
| Z: | +407/+476 km/s |
| Dist Ly: | 5.4 / 8 Mpc[1] [2] (17.6 / 26.1 million ly) |
| Type: | Scd |
| Appmag V: | 12.82 |
| Size V: | 6.1′ × 0.8' |
| Names: | UGC 8286, PGC 45849, FGC 1578 |
NGC 5023 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is considered a member of the M51 Group although it is actually relatively isolated from other galaxies. It is approximately 15 kiloparsecs (49,000 light-years) across and contains more than 200 stars with an apparent magnitude of greater than 23.5.