| NGC 5821 | |
| Dist Ly: | 51.89Mpc |
| Type: | Sc[1] |
| Appmag V: | 14.6 |
| Names: | 2MASX J14585972+5355234, CGCG 273-039, CGCG 274-005, IRAS F14575+5407, GC 4028, GC 4030, H 3.811., LEDA 53532, LGG 395-006, MCG+09-25-002, PGC 53532, UGC 9648, UZC J145859.7+535524, Z 273-39, Z 1457.5+5407, Z 274-5 |
NGC 5821 is a spiral galaxy with a ring structure[1] in the constellation Boötes. It lies near a similarly massed galaxy, NGC 5820, at the same redshift. Both galaxies were discovered by the astronomer William Herschel.[2]