NGC 5061

NGC5061 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Hydra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. However, 25 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 28 March 1786.
NGC5061 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.

NGC 5061 group

NGC 5061 is a member of a group of galaxies that bears its name. The NGC 5061 group contains 10 galaxies, including NGC 5078, NGC 5085, NGC 5101, IC 874, IC 4222, IC 4231, and three galaxies from the ESO catalogue.

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5061:SN1996X was discovered by Robert Evans and Kesao Takamizawa on 12 April 1996. At magnitude 13, it was the brightest supernova of 1996.SN2005cn was discovered by the Brazilian Supernovae Search Team on 19 June 2005.