| NGC 5653 | |
| Credit: | HST/NASA/ESA. |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | (R')SA(rs)b[1] |
| Dist Ly: | 161 million light-years |
| Z: | 3562 ± 5 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 12.9 |
| Size V: | 1.7 × 1.3 |
| Constellation Name: | Boötes |
| Names: | UGC 9318, PGC 51814, IRAS 14280+3126, MCG+05-34-058, Z 163-68, 7C 1428+3125, LEDA 51814, IRAS F14280+3126, 2MASX J14301041+3112558, Z 1427.9+3126, IC 1026, ZWG 156.68 |
NGC 5653 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was discovered on March 13, 1785, by John Herschel and subsequently placed in the New General Catalogue.[2]