NGC5671 is a large barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Minor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, five non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 6 May 1791.
According to Abraham Mahtessian, NGC 5671 and form a pair of galaxies.
Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5671: SN2008be (TypeIIn, mag. 18.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 12 March 2008. SN2020dya (TypeII, mag. 19.11) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 4 March 2020.
See also List of NGC objects (5001–6000)
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