| NGC 5579 | |
| Image Scale: | 1.4 |
| Z: | 0.01199 |
| Type: | SABcd |
| Appmag B: | 14.7 |
| Notes: | Singular, disturbed |
NGC 5579 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Boötes. It was discovered on May 1, 1785) by German-British astronomer William Herschel. The galaxy is located at a distance of 54.9± from the Milky Way, and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of . It is entry 69 in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.
On Dec. 17, 2006, a supernova designated SN 2006ss was discovered north and east of the galactic center. It was determined to be a type IIb supernova based on the spectrum.