NGC 5314 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Minor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9636 ± 100 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 142.13 ± 10.17 Mpc (~463 million light-years). It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 8 April 1886.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5314: SN 2023eyz (Type Ia, mag. 20.41) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 8 April 2023.

See also List of NGC objects (5001–6000)

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